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Entamoeba histolytica—Gut Microbiota Interaction: More Than Meets the Eye

by
Serge Ankri
Department of Molecular Microbiology, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa 31096, Israel
Microorganisms 2021, 9(3), 581; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030581
Submission received: 23 February 2021 / Revised: 5 March 2021 / Accepted: 10 March 2021 / Published: 12 March 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Host–Microbe Interactions in Animal/Human Health and Disease)
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Abstract

Amebiasis is a disease caused by the unicellular parasite Entamoeba histolytica. In most cases, the infection is asymptomatic but when symptomatic, the infection can cause dysentery and invasive extraintestinal complications. In the gut, E. histolytica feeds on bacteria. Increasing evidences support the role of the gut microbiota in the development of the disease. In this review we will discuss the consequences of E. histolytica infection on the gut microbiota. We will also discuss new evidences about the role of gut microbiota in regulating the resistance of the parasite to oxidative stress and its virulence.
Keywords: gut microbiota; entamoeba histolytica; resistance to oxidative stress; resistance to nitrosative stress; virulence gut microbiota; entamoeba histolytica; resistance to oxidative stress; resistance to nitrosative stress; virulence

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Ankri, S. Entamoeba histolytica—Gut Microbiota Interaction: More Than Meets the Eye. Microorganisms 2021, 9, 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030581

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Ankri S. Entamoeba histolytica—Gut Microbiota Interaction: More Than Meets the Eye. Microorganisms. 2021; 9(3):581. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030581

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Ankri, Serge. 2021. "Entamoeba histolytica—Gut Microbiota Interaction: More Than Meets the Eye" Microorganisms 9, no. 3: 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030581

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Ankri, S. (2021). Entamoeba histolytica—Gut Microbiota Interaction: More Than Meets the Eye. Microorganisms, 9(3), 581. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030581

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