Entamoeba moshkovskii Is Associated With Diarrhea in Infants and Causes Diarrhea and Colitis in Mice
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Entamoeba moshkovskii is associated with diarrhea in infants and causes diarrhea and colitis in mice.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1537-6613,0022-1899
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis414