Using Entamoeba muris To Model Fecal-Oral Transmission of Entamoeba in Mice
ABSTRACT There are several Entamoeba species that colonize humans, but only Entamoeba histolytica causes severe disease. E. histolytica is transmitted through the fecal-oral route to colonize the intestinal tract of 50 million people worldwide. The current mouse model to study E. histolytica intesti...
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2023-02-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03008-22 |