Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

现有基因敲低工具，CRISPR/Cas 基因编辑也有进展，值得关注。 一、溶组织内阿米巴（Entamoeba histolytica）研究背景 溶组织内阿米巴（E. histolytica）是引发阿米巴病的病原体，在发展中国家，阿米巴病导致了较高的发病率和死亡率，严重威胁着人们的健康 。然而 ...

“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

生物通报道：痢疾内变形虫（Entamoeba histolytica），也叫溶组织内阿米巴，主要寄生于结肠内，引起阿米巴痢疾或阿米巴结肠炎。痢疾阿米巴也是根足虫纲中最重要的致病种类，在一定条件下，并可扩延至肝、肺、脑、泌尿生殖系和其他部位，形成溃疡和脓肿。

ALA = Amoebic liver abscess; Eh = Entamoeba histolytica; EhCP = E. histolytica cysteine proteinase; Ehserp = E. histolytica serine proteinase; EhSTIRP = Serine threonine isoleucine-rich protein ...

The mechanisms whereby certain mouse strains develop persistent intestinal infection with Entamoeba histolytica remain unclear. In this work, we characterized the kinetic pattern of cytokine ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

Thirty-four subjects (13 men with a mean [±SD] age of 37.6±11.2 years and 21 women with a mean age of 36.8±10.5 years) were randomly assigned to receive paromomycin, and 37 subjects (18 men ...

Most patients with severe and recurrent periodontitis (gum disease) showed an increased presence of the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis inside their oral cavities. The effect of this amoeba is similar ...