Entamoeba histolytica: Five facts about modeling a complex human disease in rodents

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About the Authors

Carolina Mendoza Cavazos

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

Laura J. Knoll

* E-mail: ljknoll@wisc.edu

Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Parasitic diseases
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Trophozoites
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Rodents
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Mouse models
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Animal models of infection
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Gastrointestinal tract
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Immune response
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