Entamoeba polecki
| Entamoeba polecki | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| (unranked): | Amoebozoa |
| Subphylum: | Conosa |
| Class: | Archamoebae |
| Family: | Entamoebidae |
| Genus: | Entamoeba |
| Species: | E. polecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Entamoeba polecki von Prowazek, 1912 | |
Entamoeba polecki is a single-celled parasite that is found in intestines, mainly in pigs and monkeys.[1] Other animals that it can be found in are cattle, goats, sheep, dogs, and humans.[2] The way humans get infected is by swallowing the parasite.[3] The parasite is sometimes confused with Entamoeba histolytica.[4] The parasite was discovered in 1912 in Czechoslovakia by Von Prowazek.[5]
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