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Preferred term

Entamoeba histolytica  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of parasitic protozoa causing ENTAMOEBIASIS and amebic dysentery (DYSENTERY, AMEBIC). Characteristics include a single nucleus containing a small central karyosome and peripheral chromatin that is finely and regularly beaded.

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Entry terms

  • Endamoeba histolytica
  • txid5759

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-P2QN8VZ6-L

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