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Dramatic Increase in Glycerol Biosynthesis upon Oxidative Stress in the Anaerobic Protozoan Parasite Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica, a microaerophilic enteric protozoan parasite, causes amebic colitis and extra intestinal abscesses in millions of inhabitants of endemic areas. Trophozoites of E. histolytica are exposed to a variety of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species during infection. Since E. histolytic...

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Autores principales: Husain, Afzal, Sato, Dan, Jeelani, Ghulam, Soga, Tomoyoshi, Nozaki, Tomoyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001831