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Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba hystolica, courtesy U. Edinburgh

Entamoebae are single-celled parasites that parasitise vertebrates (including humans) and some invertebrates.

At least six species of Entamoeba are able to colonise the gut of man, but only one (E. histolytica) causes disease. Infection with E. histolytica is known as amoebiasis.

Amoebae of Entamoeba histolytica