There is clear evidence that plantparasitic nematodes secrete numerous orgallic substances (4, 5). As a part of our studies of root exudates in Meloidogyne incognita-infected and uninfected tomato plants (8), a quali tat ive and quanti tat ive identification was made of the amino acids and carbohydrates secreted by larvae of M. ineognita. Second-stage larvae of M. incognita (Kofoid and White) C...

Detection of Entamoeba histolytica and its differentiation from Entamoeba dispar is an important goal of the clinical parasitology laboratory. The aim of this study was the identification and differentiation of E. histolytica and E. dispar by MALDI-TOF MS, in order to evaluate the application of this technique in routine diagnostic practice. MALDI-TOF MS was applied to 3 amebic reference strain...