First molecular identification of Entamoeba moshkovskii in Malaysia

• Published in: Parasitology Vol. 139; no. 12; pp. 1521 - 1525
• Main Authors: ANUAR, TENGKU SHAHRUL, AL-MEKHLAFI, HESHAM M., GHANI, MOHAMED KAMEL ABDUL, AZREEN, SITI NOR, SALLEH, FATMAH MD, GHAZALI, NURAFFINI, BERNADUS, MEKADINA, MOKTAR, NORHAYATI
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2012
• Subjects: Amoeba; Biological and medical sciences; cross-sectional studies; disease incidence; DNA, Protozoan - genetics; Entamoeba - classification; Entamoeba - genetics; Entamoeba - isolation & purification; Entamoeba dispar; Entamoeba histolytica; Entamoeba moshkovskii; Entamoebiasis - epidemiology; Entamoebiasis - parasitology; Epidemiology; feces; Feces - parasitology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models; human diseases; Humans; Invertebrates; Malaysia; Malaysia - epidemiology; pathogenicity; Pathogens; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Protozoa; staining; trophozoites; Malaysia; Asia; Orang Asli; single-round PCR; Entamoeba moshkovskii; Malaysia; Polymerase chain reaction; Protozoa; Lobosea; Parasite; Genetic identification

Entamoeba moshkovskii and Entamoeba dispar are microscopically indistinguishable from the pathogenic species Entamoeba histolytica. Although sporadic cases of human infection with E. moshkovskii have been reported, the amoeba is still considered primarily as a free-living amoeba. A cross-sectional s...