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Entamoeba

[¦ent·ə′mē·bə]
(invertebrate zoology)
A genus of parasite amebas in the family Endamoebidae, including some species of the genus Endamoeba which are parasites of humans and other vertebrates.
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Entamoeba coli was the most prevalent parasite (70.2% of the 141 positive cases), followed by Endolimax nana (32.6%), hookworms (17.7%), Giardia lamblia (16.3%), Strongyloides stercoralis (6.4%), Trichuris trichiura (6.4%), Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (6.4%), Iodamoeba butschlii (2.8%), Hymenolepis nana (0.7%), Taenia sp.
Enteroparasites in Riverside Settlements in the Pantanal Wetlands Ecosystem
lumbricoides and Entamoeba coli were more frequently detected in subjects drinking satisfactory water.
Assessing the Influence of Water Management and Rainfall Seasonality on Water Quality and Intestinal Parasitism in Rural Northeastern Brazil
4 (3) 1 (3) 1.00 Hookworms 1 (0.8) 2 (6) 0.13 Hymenolepis nana 1 (0.8) 1 (3) 0.40 Strongyloides stercoralis 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1.00 Enterobius vermicularis 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1.00 Schistosoma mansoni 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1.00 Commensals Entamoeba coli 46 (38) 19 (53) 0.12 Endolimax nana 28 (23) 8 (22) 0.89 Entamoeba hartmanni 15 (12) 1 (3) 1.00 Multiple infections E.
Host-Parasite Interactions in Individuals with Type 1 and 2 Diabetes Result in Higher Frequency of Ascaris lumbricoides and Giardia lamblia in Type 2 Diabetic Individuals
Quanto aos enteroparasitas propriamente ditos (tabela 2), prevaleceram os protozoarios, sendo as especies Endolimax nana (55,14%), Entamoeba coli (21,33%) e Giardia lamblia (13,95%) as mais frequentes.
Prevalence of parasitic diseases in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza in Ceara/PREVALENCIA DE ENTEROPARASITAS NA REGIAO METROPOLITANA DE FORTALEZA, CEARA
Frecuencia (a) de protozoos comensales, patogenos, y helmintos en las provincias argentinas analizadas Provincia Especie Buenos Aires Chubut Corrientes Protozoos comensales Entamoeba coli 14,2 6,9 3,3 Endolimax nana 10,5 3,5 5,0 Enteromonas hominis 5,5 1,5 0,0 Chilomastix mesnili 1,4 0,0 0,0 Iodamoeba butschlii 0,8 0,0 0,0 Protozoos patogenos Giardia lamblia 13,9 5,9 20,0 Blastocystis sp.
Cross-sectional study of intestinal parasitosis in child populations in Argentina/Estudio transversal de las parasitosis intestinales en poblaciones infantiles de Argentina
Protozoan parasites "as: cysts": 1 Giardia lamblia 04.80 00.00 00.00 2 Cryptosporidium 17.00 05.80 04.20 parvum 3 Entamoeba coli 10.60 05.00 03.20 II.
Antiparasitic and antibacterial activities of some chemical compounds against contaminated-water of Rafha City, Northern Borders, Saudi Arabia
and 6 type of parasite was Entamoeba gingivalis, Trichomonas tenax , Entamoeba coli , Iodamoeba butschlii, Chilomastix mesnili and Giardia lambelia and yeast.
Isolation and identification of bacteria and parasite from teeth caries and periodontal
[13], luego de analizar un total de 900 moscas capturadas en basurales, viviendas y en un establo de la Provincia Constitucional de el Callao, hallaron quistes de Endolimax nana, Entamoeba coli, lodamoeba butschlii y huevos de Ascaris lumbricoides.
Agentes bacterianos y parasitarios en adultos de la mosca comun Musca domestica recolectadas en El Penon, Estado Sucre, Venezuela
(%) Diarrhea diarrhea Diarrhea diarrhea Entamoeba coli 45 0 6 7 32 (43.3%) Cyclospora 23 0 1 1 1 cayetanensis (22.1%) Entamoeba 19 1 2 3 13 histolytica (18.2%) Iodamoeba 15 0 1 3 11 butschlii (14.4%) Chilomastix 11 0 0 2 9 mesnili (10.6%) Cryptosporidium 8 2 3 2 1 parvum (7.6%) Giardia 6 0 2 0 4 duodenalis (5.7%) Endolimax 4 1 0 0 3 nana (3.8%) Blastocystis 3 1 0 1 1 hominis (2.8%) Trichomonas 1 0 0 0 1 hominis (0.9%) Schistosoma 1 0 1 0 0 mansoni (0.9%) No parasites 25 1 6 1 16 (24%) Note: where values do not add up to the total, there were missing values regarding the patient's HIV status.
Human parasitic protozoa in drinking water sources in rural Zimbabwe and their link to HIV infection

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