| Literature DB >> 22710276 |
Daniela M Faust1, Nancy Guillen.
Abstract
Human infections with Entamoeba histolytica sporadically become pathogenic, unknown triggers converting the parasite to its invasive phenotype. Parasite virulence results from complex host-parasite interactions implicating multiple amoebic and host factors, eliciting host defence responses and parasite resistance to stress caused by the host reactions and changing environments during tissue invasion.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22710276 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.05.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700