ArticleMicrobiology spectrum2021
Article in Microbiology spectrum, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Trafficking and organization of cyst wall components into a robust biphasic structure in Entamoeba.PLoS pathogens · 2026Article
- Chitin degradation by the aquatic pigment-producing bacteria of Janthinobacterium spp. from stream flows and springs of Shulgan River basin and Shulgan-Tash Cave, Southern Urals.Biodegradation · 2025Article
- Characterization of Entamoeba fatty acid elongases; validation as targets and provision of promising leads for new drugs against amebiasis.PLoS pathogens · 2024Article
- Genetic characterization of theParasitology · 2024Article
- Pleiotropic Roles of Cholesteryl Sulfate duringmSphere · 2022Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite, causes amoebiasis in humans. Amoebiasis transmission is solely mediated by chitin-walled cysts, which are produced in the large intestine of humans from proliferative trophozoites by a cell differentiation process called encystation. Resistance to environmental stresses, an essential characteristic for transmission, is attributed to the cyst wall, which is constructed from chitin and several protein components, including chitinase. Chitinase may play a key role in cyst wall formation; however, this has not been confirmed. Here, to elucidate the physiological role of chitinase during
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