Amoebiasis is the second leading cause of death from parasitic disease worldwide. The
causative protozoan parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, is a potent pathogen. Secreting …

Parasitic diseases represent major global health problems of immense proportion.
Schistosomiasis, malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and African sleeping sickness …

The gastrointestinal tract is coated by a thick layer of mucus that forms the front line of innate
host defense. Mucus consists of high molecular weight glycoproteins called mucins that are …

Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amebiasis, a disease that is a major source
of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. The potent cytotoxic activity of the parasite …

In order for the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica (Eh) to cause invasive intestinal
and extraintestinal infection, which leads to significant morbidity and mortality, it must disrupt …

Amebiasis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the tropical world.
Entamoeba histolytica is now recognized as a separate species from the morphologically …

▪ Abstract Proteases from a variety of protozoan parasites have been characterized at the
molecular and cellular levels, and the many roles that proteases play in these organisms are …

Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite and the causative agent of amebiasis. It is
estimated approximately 1% of humans are infected with E. histolytica, resulting in an …

Intestinal diseases caused by protistan parasites of the genera Giardia (giardiasis),
Entamoeba (amoebiasis), Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidiosis) and Blastocystis …

The intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica is one of the first protists for which a draft
genome sequence has been published. Although the genome is still incomplete, it is …