Copro-molecular study of Entamoeba infection among the indigenous community in Malaysia: A first report on the species-specific prevalence of Entamoeba in dogs

• Main Authors: Ngui, Romano, Hassan, Nur Amirah, Nordin, Nor Muhammad Soffyan, Mohd Shaharuddin, Norashikin, Chang, Li Yen, Teh, Cindy Shuan Ju, Chua, Kek Heng, Kee, Boon Pin, Hoe, See Ziau, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36795/

Entamoeba is a free-living protozoan parasitic species that infect a variety of hosts. In humans, Entamoeba histolytica is the causative agent of amoebiasis. Entamoeba species has also been reported in dogs. However, little is known about the molecular epidemiology and the specific species of this p...