Epidemiology, species composition and genetic diversity of tetra- and octonucleated Entamoeba spp. in different Brazilian biomes.

Deiviane Aparecida CalegarKerla Joeline Lima MonteiroPolyanna Araújo Alves BacelarBrenda Bulsara Costa EvangelistaMayron Morais AlmeidaJéssica Pereira Dos SantosMárcio Neves BoiaBeatriz Coronato-NunesLauren Hubert JaegerFilipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2021)

Tetra- and octonucleated cyst-producing Entamoeba are endemic in the studied communities; E. histolytica was found in a low proportion and only in the Amazon biome. With regard to E. coli, subtype ST2 was predominant in the Amazon biome. The molecular epidemiology of Entamoeba spp. is a field to be further explored and provides information with important implications for public health.

Keyphrases

genetic diversity
public health
escherichia coli
risk factors
health information
healthcare
social media
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