Influence of Micropatterned Grill Lines on Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoites Morphology and Migration

Influence of Micropatterned Grill Lines on Entamoeba histolytica Trophozoites Morphology and Migration

Entamoeba histolytica, the causal agent of human amoebiasis, has two morphologically different phases: a resistant cyst and a trophozoite responsible for the invasion of the host tissues such as the colonic mucosa and the intestinal epithelium. During in vitro migration, trophozoites usually produce...

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Main Authors: Francisco Sierra-López, Lidia Baylón-Pacheco, Patricia Espíritu-Gordillo, Anel Lagunes-Guillén, Bibiana Chávez-Munguía, José L. Rosales-Encina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Entamoeba histolytica
micropatterned grill lines
migration
fibronectin
erythrocyte extract
filopodia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00295/full

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