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The virulence to rats of five Entamoeba histolytica-like strains capable of growth at 25°C and attempts to discover similar strains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. A. Neal  and
Pauline Johnson
R. A. Neal
Affiliation:
Wellcome Laboratories of Tropical Medicine, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, Beckenham, Kent
Pauline Johnson
Affiliation:
Wellcome Laboratories of Tropical Medicine, Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, Beckenham, Kent
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Five strains of Entamoeba histolytica isolated from man and capable of growth at room temperature were tested for virulence by inoculation into the caeca of young rats. The results showed all strains to have a low infectivity and none produced caecal ulceration. Ten laboratory strains of E. histolytica were examined for growth at 25 °C, but none were established at this low temperature.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 58 , Issue 3 , August 1968 , pp. 599 - 603
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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