Gene expression profiling in Entamoeba histolytica identifies key components in iron uptake and metabolism.

Entamoeba histolytica is an ameboid parasite that causes colonic dysentery and liver abscesses in humans. The parasite encounters dramatic changes in iron concentration during its invasion of the host, with relatively low levels in the intestinal lumen and then relatively high levels in the blood an...

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Main Authors: Nora Adriana Hernández-Cuevas, Christian Weber, Chung-Chau Hon, Nancy Guillen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4161402?pdf=render