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SUBMITTER: Verweij JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC262518 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Verweij Jaco J JJ Laeijendecker Daphne D Brienen Eric A T EA van Lieshout Lisette L Polderman Anton M AM
Journal of clinical microbiology 20031101 11
Classically, detection of Entamoeba histolytica is performed by microscopic examination for characteristic cysts and/or trophozoites in fecal preparations. Differentiation of E. histolytica cysts and those of nonpathogenic amoebic species is made on the basis of the appearance and the size of the cysts. However, by classical means objective tools for confirmation and quality control do not exist. Therefore, a reverse line blot hybridization assay was developed to detect a variety of Entamoeba sp ...[more]