Virulence and virulence factors in Entamoeba histolytica, the agent of human amoebiasis

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1428-1441

  Faust, Daniela M ^a,b   Guillen, Nancy ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis; Entamoeba; Parasite host interactions; Stress response; Virulence

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSFER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA (LIFE CYCLE STAGE); APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DYSENTERY; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INHIBITION KINETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; MAST CELL; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT INTERSPERSED REPEAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSPOSON; TROPHOZOITE;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA;

EID: 84870831720     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.05.013     Document Type: Article

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