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High cell surface hydrophobicity of virulent Entamoeba histolytica isolates
R M Mukherjee1, K C Bhol, S Mehra
1Kothari Centre of Gastroenterology, Kothari Medical Centre, Calcutta, India.
Abstract:
Thirty isolates of Entamoeba histolytica were examined for their cell surface hydrophobicity. It was observed that increased hydrophobicity of the trophozoites was associated with lesion-forming ability in hamster liver, a higher rate of erythrophagocytosis and greater resistance to complement. The relationship of cell surface hydrophobicity to other virulence markers in E. histolytica is discussed.