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Amoeba genus
Known as:
amoebic
, AMOEBA
, AMEBA
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A genus of motile, unicellular eukaryotic amoeboid protists within the family Amoebidae that are commonly found in fresh water environments. Members…
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Amebiasis
Amebicides
Amoeba identified:Prid:Pt:Asp:Nom:Immune stain
Amoeba identified:Prid:Pt:Asp:Nom:Iron hematoxylin stain
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Broader (3)
Order Amoebida
Rhizopoda
Sarcodina
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1986
1986
Acid intracellular vesicles and the cytolysis of mammalian target cells by Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites.
J. I. Ravdin
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P. Schlesinger
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C. F. Murphy
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I. Gluzman
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D. Krogstad
The Journal of Protozoology
1986
Corpus ID: 378686
Entamoeba histolytica kills mammalian target cells in a multi-step sequential process with separate adherence, cytolytic, and…
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Phospholipase A enzymes of Entamoeba histolytica: description and subcellular localization.
S. Long-Krug
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K. Fischer
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R. M. Hysmith
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J. I. Ravdin
Journal of Infectious Diseases
1985
Corpus ID: 7866022
Cytolysis of target cells by Entamoeba histolytica is a rapid, contact-dependent event that appears to involve calcium and amebic…
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1983
1983
Nonspecific ulcerative colitis as a sequel to amebic dysentery.
D. Rampton
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P. Salmon
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C. Clark
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
1983
Corpus ID: 11821262
In two patients, treatment of amebic dysentery was followed (despite the disappearance of the infecting organism) by an illness…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Electron microscope studies of experimental Entamoeba histolytica infection in the guinea pig. I. Penetration of the intestinal epithelium by trophozoites.
A. Takeuchi
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B. P. Phillips
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1975
Corpus ID: 25532513
Germ-free guinea pigs were inoculated intracecally with Entamoeba histolytica and the enteric flora derived from a human patient…
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1969
Highly Cited
1969
Single and low dosage regimens of metronidazole in amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess.
S. Powell
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A. Wilmot
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R. Elsdon-Dew
Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
1969
Corpus ID: 12197569
1969
1969
[Pinocytosis and locomotion of Amoebae. 3. The function of the Golgi apparatus of Amoeba proteus and Chaos chaos].
W. Stockem
Histochemie. Histochemistry. Histochimie
1969
Corpus ID: 9664070
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Classification of Entamoeba species by means of electrophoretic properties of amebal enzymes.
R. E. Reeves
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J. Bischoff
Journal of Parasitology
1968
Corpus ID: 21908569
Qualitative electrophoretic studies were made on five amebal enzymes from 21 cultures of amebae. The enzymes investigated were…
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1963
1963
Extrinsic requirements for encystation by soil amoeba, Hartmannella rhysodes.
R. Band
The Journal of Protozoology
1963
Corpus ID: 32649825
SYNOPSIS. The environmental factors causing encystation in Hartmannella rhysodes, a small soil amoeba, appear to be an elevated…
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1958
Highly Cited
1958
Studies on the ameba-bacteria relationship in amebiasis. II. Some concepts on the etiology of the disease.
B. P. Phillips
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P. Wolfe
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I. Bartgis
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
1958
Corpus ID: 26396934
Summary Entamoeba histolytica has failed either to survive for more than a few days or to produce lesions following its…
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Highly Cited
1951
Highly Cited
1951
Adenosine and spore germination; phase-contrast studies.
R. Pulvertaft
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J. A. Haynes
Journal of General Microbiology
1951
Corpus ID: 28121881
SUMMARY: Phase-contrast microscopy enables germination to be studied in the spores of Bacillus cereus and B. subtilis a few…
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