Proteases from Entamoeba spp. and Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae as Virulence Factors

The standard reference for pathogenic and nonpathogenic amoebae is the human parasite Entamoeba histolytica; a direct correlation between virulence and protease expression has been demonstrated for this amoeba. Traditionally, proteases are considered virulence factors, including those that produce c...

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Main Authors: Jesús Serrano-Luna, Carolina Piña-Vázquez, Magda Reyes-López, Guillermo Ortiz-Estrada, Mireya de la Garza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/890603
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