Dientamoeba fragilis, the Neglected Trichomonad of the Human Bowel
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Dientamoeba fragilis, the Neglected Trichomonad of the Human Bowel.
Dientamoeba fragilis is a protozoan parasite of the human bowel, commonly reported throughout the world in association with gastrointestinal symptoms. Despite its initial discovery over 100 years ago, arguably, we know less about this peculiar organism than any other pathogenic or potentially pathogenic protozoan that infects humans. The details of its life cycle and mode of transmission are no...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology Reviews
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0893-8512,1098-6618
DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00076-15