<i>Entamoeba histolytica</i> (IMAGE)

Clemson University

<i>Entamoeba histolytica</i>

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Entamoeba histolytica: This infectious amoeba is prevalent in developing nations with sub-standard sanitation and causes dysentery in as many as 50 million people annually.

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Brenda Welter, Clemson University Research Associate

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