Differentiating Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in rural communities in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ngui, R., Angal, L., Fakhrurrazi, S.A., Lian, Y.L.A., Ling, L.Y., Ibrahim, J., Mahmud, Rohela
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2012
• Subjects: Q Science (General); R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/10320/1/Differentiating_Entamoeba_histolytica%2C_Entamoeba_dispar_and_Entamoeba_moshkovskii_using_nested_polymerase_chain_reaction_%28PCR%29_in_rural_communities_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/10320/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In this study, a total 426 human faecal samples were examined for the presence of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Entamoeba moshkovskii infection via a combination of microscopic examination and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting 16S ribosomal RNA of Entamoeba species.