Species-Specific Immunodetection of an Entamoeba histolytica Cyst Wall Protein.

Entamoeba histolytica causes intestinal disease in endemic settings throughout the world. Diagnosis of E. histolytica infection would be improved by the identification of biomarkers that are expressed by cysts of E. histolytica, but not by cysts of closely related commensal species of Entamoeba. Her...

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Main Authors: Lauren J Spadafora, Moira R Kearney, Abdullah Siddique, Ibne K Ali, Carol A Gilchrist, Tuhinur Arju, Benjamin Hoffstrom, Felicia K Nguyen, William A Petri, Rashidul Haque, Gerard A Cangelosi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004697