Entamoeba polecki
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Entamoeba polecki is an intestinal parasite[1] of the genus Entamoeba. E. polecki is found primarily in pigs and monkeys and is largely considered non-pathogenic in humans, although there have been some reports regarding symptomatic infections of humans.[2] Prevalence is concentrated in New Guinea, with distribution also recorded in areas of southeast Asia, France, and the United States.[3]
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Entamoeba polecki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Phylum: | Amoebozoa |
Family: | Entamoebidae |
Genus: | Entamoeba |
Species: | E. polecki |
Binomial name | |
Entamoeba polecki von Prowazek, 1912 | |
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