The food habits ofEntamoeba histolyticain its commensal phase
- 1 March 1952
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 42 (1-2), 43-47
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000084249
Abstract
1. After a general consideration of the host-parasite relations betweenE. histolyticaand man, a case is made for the recognition of a commensal phase in the life history of this amoeba.2. This view is supported by observations on the food habits ofE. histolyticain chronic cases and carriers of human amoebiasis.3. From these observations it is evident that from 30 to 100% of trophic amoebae in such cases have ingested bacteria derived from the contents of the large bowel.Keywords
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