Differentiating Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in rural communities in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ngui, Romano, Angal, Lorainne, Fakhrurrazi, Siti Aminah, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Lau, Yee Ling, Ibrahim, Jamaiah, Mahmud, Rohela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4052/1/1756-3305-5-187.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4052/

Background: In this study, a total of 426 human faecal samples were examined for the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba moshkovskii infection via a combination of microscopic examination and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting 16S ribosomal RNA of Entamoeba s...