Entamoeba histolytica. Phagocytosis as a virulence factor
In this paper, we attempted to define the role of phagocytosis in the virulence of Entamoeba histolytica. We have isolated, from a highly phagocytic and virulent strain, a clone deficient in phagocytosis. Trophozoites of wild-type strain HM1:IMSS were fed with Escherichia coli strain CR34-Thy- grown...
| Format: | Online |
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| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
1983
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2187140/ |