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* Intestinal protozoan parasite
* Intestinal protozoan parasite within the genus ''[[Entamoeba species|Entamoeba]]''
* Causes amebic dysentery
* Causes amebic dysentery
* Microscopically distinguishable from the non-pathogenic ''E. dispar'', so needs molecular tests to confirm diagnosis
* Microscopically distinguishable from the non-pathogenic ''E. dispar'', so needs molecular tests to confirm diagnosis

Revision as of 18:15, 9 December 2019

  • Intestinal protozoan parasite within the genus Entamoeba
  • Causes amebic dysentery
  • Microscopically distinguishable from the non-pathogenic E. dispar, so needs molecular tests to confirm diagnosis