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Abd-Alla, M.D., Jackson, T.F.H.G., Gathiram, V., El-Hawey, A.M. & Ravdin, J.I. (1993) Differentiation of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica infections from nonpathogenic infections by detection of galactose inhibitable adherence protein antigen in sera and feces. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 2845-2850.

Abdelouafi, A., Ousehal, A., Adil, A. & Kadiri, R. (1993) [Percutaneous treatment of liver abscess. Apropos of 34 cases (in French)]. J Radiol 74: 341-346.

Abdelouafi, A., Ousehal, A., Ouzidane, L. & Kadiri, R. (1993) [Ultrasonography in the diagnosis of liver abscesses. Apropos of 32 cases (in French)]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 36: 286-292.

Aca, I.d.S., França, E., Jr., Nozaki, T., Freitas, G.B. & Tateno, S. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica zymodemes in children of Osasco, São Paulo. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo 35: 581-582.

Acuna-Soto, R., Samuelson, J., de Girolami, P., Zarate, L., Millan-Velasco, F., Schoolnick, G. & Wirth, D. (1993) Application of the polymerase chain reaction to the epidemiology of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 48: 58-70.

Adal, K.A., Kress, K. & Petri, W.A., Jr. (1993) Determination of the pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica [Letter]. Clin. Infect. Dis. 16: 340.

Adams, S.A., Robson, S.C., Gathiram, V., Jackson, T.F.H.G., Pillay, T.S., Kirsch, R.E. & Makgoba, M.W. (1993) Immunological similarity between the 170 kD amoebic adherence glycoprotein and human 2 integrins. Lancet 341: 17-19.

Agarwal, P.K. (1993) Fine particulate movement: a new sonographic sign of hyperechoic hepatic abscess. Indian J Gastroenterol 12: 26-27.

Ahmed, I., Khan, M.A. & Sen, P.C. (1993) In vitro effect of 5-hydroxytryptamine on concanavilin A agglutinability and multiplication of Entamoeba histolytica. Indian J. Exp. Biol. 31: 285-287.

Aidara, A., Gentile, B., Rogier, C. & Wane, H. (1993) [Bacterial, viral and parasitic etiologies of acute infantile diarrhea in a rural Senegal (in French)]. Dakar Med. 38: 187-191.

Ajuwape, A.T.P. & Nottidge, H.O. (1993) Amoebiasis in a four-month old puppy: a case report. Trop. Vet. 11: 69-73.

Akiyama, T., Isozumi, M., Sekino, H., Kawakami, S., Abe, Y., Watanabe, K., Taniguchi, T., Irako, M. & al, e. (1993) [A case of amebic liver abscess (in Japanese)]. Nichidai Igagu Zasshi 52: 615-621.

Al-Ballaa, S., Al-Sekeit, M., Al-Balla, S., Al-Rashed, R., Al-Hedaith, Y.M. & Al-Mazrou, A. (1993) Prevalence of pathogenic intestinal parasites among preschool-children in Al-Medina district, Saudi-Arabia. Ann. Saudi Med. 13: 259-263.

Al-Freihi, H., Twum-Danso, K., Sohaibani, M., Bella, H., El-Mouzan, M. & Sama, K. (1993) The microbiology of acute diarrhoeal disease in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. East Afr. Med. J. 70: 267-269.

Alouini, Z. (1993) [Fate of parasites in five wastewater treatment plants in Tunisia (in French)]. Rev Sci Eau 6: 453-462.

Alves, A.J., A.C.L., L., DeSantana, D.P., Beltrao, T.M., Coelho, M.R.D. & Gayral, P. (1993) Synthesis of some 4-oxo-delta(2)-thiazolin-2-ylhydrazones as potential antiprotozoal agents. Farmaco 48: 1167-1171.

Anand, B.S., Tuteja, A.K., Kaur, M., Alam, S.M., Aggarwal, D.S., Mehta, S.P. & Baveja, U.K. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica cyst passers: clinical profile and spontaneous eradication of infection. Dig. Dis. Sci. 38: 1825-1830.

Anand, V.K. & Patwari, A.K. (1993) Amebiasis in children. Indian Pediatr 30: 1373-1378.

Anderson, I.G., Prior, H.C., Rodwell, B.J. & Harris, G.O. (1993) Iridovirus-like virions in imported dwarf gourami (Colisa lalia) with systemic amoebiasis. Aust. Vet. J. 70: 66-67.

Anderson, M.D. & Oldfield, E.C., III (1993) Luminal agents for invasive amebiasis: nice or necessary? [Commentary]. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 88: 964-965.

Aoki, Y., Wambayi, E., Iwanaga, M., Makino, Y. & Maina, M.N. (1993) Parasitic pathogens associated with diarrhoea in Mombasa, Kenya. Trop Med 35: 11-16.

Atias, A. & Lorca, M. (1993) [Pathogenesis of amoebiasis: new approaches to an old problem (in Spanish)]. Parasitologia al Dia 17: 3-4.

Aucott, J.N. & Ravdin, J.I. (1993) Amebiasis and 'nonpathogenic' intestinal protozoa. Infect Dis Clinics 7: 467-485.

Avila, E.E. & Calderon, J. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites: a surface-associated cysteine protease. Exp. Parasitol. 76: 232-241.

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Baek, S.Y., Lee, M.G., Cho, K.S., Lee, S.C., Sung, K.B. & Auh, Y.H. (1993) Therapeutic percutaneous aspiration of hepatic abscesses - effectiveness in 25 patients. Am. J. Roentgenol. 160: 799-802.

Bakker-Grunwald, T. & Parduhn, H. (1993) The Ca2+-ATPase activity of Entamoeba histolytica is exposed towards the medium and towards the lumen of intracellular vesicles. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 57: 167-170.

Bakker-Grunwald, T. & Wöstmann, C. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica as a model for the primitive eukaryotic cell. Parasitol. Today 9: 27-31.

Balci, I., Gungor, S., Berktas, M. & Sirmatel, F. (1993) [Amebiasis in and around Gaziantep, Turkey (in Turkish)]. Turkish J. Infect. 7: 95-98.

Banse, V., Gigi, J., Verstraeten, L. & Wauters, G. (1993) [Status of research on fecal parasites (in French)]. Acta Clin Belg 48: 307-315.

Bhopale, K.K., Pradhan, K.S., Phattankar, P.G., Masani, K.B. & Kaul, C.L. (1993) Activity of a new oxadiazole compound, against experimental infections with Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia lamblia in animal models. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 87: 169-178.

Boonyapisit, S., Chinapak, O. & Plengvanit, U. (1993) Amoebic liver abscess in Thailand, clinical analysis of 418 cases. J. Med .Assoc. Thai. 76: 243-246.

Bruchhaus, I., Leippe, M., Lioutas, C. & Tannich, E. (1993) Unusual gene organization in the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. DNA Cell Biol 12: 925-933.

Bruchhaus, I. & Tannich, E. (1993) Analysis of the genomic sequence encoding the 29-kDa cysteine-rich protein of Entamoeba histolytica. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 44: 116-118.

Bruchhaus, I. & Tannich, E. (1993) Primary structure of the pyruvate phosphate dikinase in Entamoeba histolytica. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 62: 153-156.

Burchard, G.D. & Prange, G. (1993) Serum-independent and serum-dependent cytoadherence in the interaction of Entamoeba histolytica with mammalian target cells. Int. J. Parasitol. 23: 365-373.

Burchard, G.D., Prange, G. & Mirelman, D. (1993) Interaction between trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica and the human intestinal cell line HT-29 in the presence or absence of leukocytes. Parasitol. Res. 79: 140-145.

Burghelea, B. & Silard, R. (1993) Ultrastructural arguments for cytoplasmic engulfment phenomenon in nucleus of Entamoeba histolytica. Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol 52: 51-56.

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Calvo-Méndez, C., Villagómez-Castro, J.C. & López-Romero, E. (1993) Ornithine decarboxylase activity in Entamoeba invadens. Int. J. Parasitol. 23: 847-852.

Calvo-Méndez, C., Villagómez-Castro, J.C. & López-Romero, E. (1993) Rapid loss of ornithine decarboxylase activity during encystation of Entamoeba invadens. FEMS Microbiol Letts 112: 131-134.

Campbell, S. (1993) Amebic brain abscess and meningoencephalis. Semin Neurol 13: 153-160.

Carroll, B., Dow, C., Snashall, D., Marshall, T. & Chiodini, P.L. (1993) Post-tropical screening: how useful is it? Br Med J 307: 541.

Cevallos, M.A., Porta, H., Alagón, A.C. & Lizardi, P.M. (1993) Sequence of the 5.8S ribosomal gene of pathogenic and non-pathogenic isolates of Entamoeba histolytica. Nucl. Acids Res. 21: 355.

Chen, J., Chen, W. & Zhong, X. (1993) Enzyme location and metabolism in Entamoeba histolytica. Chin Med Sci J 8: 250-254.

Cheng, X.-J., Tachibana, H., Kobayashi, S., Kaneda, Y. & Huang, M.-Y. (1993) Pathogenicity of Entamoeba histolytica isolates from Shanghai, China. Parasitol. Res. 79: 608-610.

Cieslak, P.R., Zhang, T.H. & Stanley, S.L. (1993) Expression of a recombinant Entamoeba histolytica antigen in a Salmonella typhimurium vaccine strain. Vaccine 11: 773-776.

Clark, C.G. (1993) PCR detection of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica and differentiation from other intestinal protozoa by riboprinting. In D. H. Persing, T. F. Smith, F. C. Tenover and T. J. White (Eds.), Diagnostic molecular microbiology. Principles and applications. Washington, D.C.: ASM Press, pp. 468-474.

Clark, C.G. (1993) Speciation and clonality in Entamoeba histolytica [Letter]. Parasitol. Today 9: 293.

Clark, C.G. & Diamond, L.S. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica: a method for isolate identification. Exp. Parasitol. 77: 450-455.

Clark, C.G. & Diamond, L.S. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica: an explanation for the reported conversion of "nonpathogenic" amebae to the "pathogenic" form. Exp. Parasitol. 77: 456-460.

Cotte, L., Rabdonirina, M., Pieno, M.A., Perreard, M., Mojon, M. & Trepo, C. (1993) Prevalence of intestinal protozoans in French patients infected with HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 6: 1024-1029.

Crompton, D.W.T. & Savioli, L. (1993) Intestinal parasitic infections and urbanization. Bull. Wld. Hlth. Org. 71: 1-7.

Cultrera, R., Angelici, M.C., Sannella, A.R., Gramiccia, M. & Gradoni, L. (1993) [Use of a genomic probe for the identification of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites from xenic cultures (in Italian)]. Igiene Moderna 100: 240-248.

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Das, P., Sengupta, K., Pal, S., Das, D. & Pal, S.C. (1993) Biochemical and immunological studies on soluble antigens of Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol. Res. 79: 365-371.

Diamond, L.S. & Clark, C.G. (1993) A redescription of Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903 (Emended Walker, 1911) separating it from Entamoeba dispar Brumpt, 1925. J. Euk. Microbiol. 40: 340-344.

Duong, T.H., Perret, J.L., Dufillot, D., Nguiri, C., Richardlenoble, D., Nguembymbina, C. & Kombila, M. (1993) [Evaluation of 3 tests for the immunological diagnosis of hepatic amebiasis in Gabon (in French)]. Ann. Soc. Belge Méd. Trop. 73: 261-266.

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Eckert, J. (1993) [Carriers and excreters of protozoa (in German)]. Zbl. Hyg. 194: 173-185.

Edman, R. & Greenberg, Z. (1993) Intestinal parasitic infections in operation Solomon immigrants. Isr J Med Sci 29: 374-376.

El-Refaii, A.H. (1993) Entamoeba bovis Liebetanz 1905 recorded from large ruminants in Egypt. J. Egypt. Soc. Parasitol. 23: 239-245.

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Fadiran, O.A., Dare, F.O., Jeje, E.A., Nwosu, S.O. & Oyero, T.O. (1993) Amoebic recto-vaginal fistula: a case report and review of literature. Cent Afr J Med 39: 172-175.

Farthing, M.J.G. (1993) Intestinal parasites. Baillière's Clin Gastroenterol 7: 333-364.

Flores, B.M., Batzer, M.A., Stein, M.A., Petersen, C., Diedrich, D.L. & Torian, B.E. (1993) Structural analysis and demonstration of the 29 kDa antigen of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica as the major accessible free thiol-containing surface protein. Mol. Microbiol. 7: 755-763.

Flores, B.M., Reed, S.L., Ravdin, J.I. & Torian, B.E. (1993) Serologic reactivity to purified recombinant and native 29-kilodalton peripheral membrane protein of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 1403-1407.

Flores-Abuxapqui, J.J., Suarez-Hoil, G.d.J., Puc-Franco, M.A., Heredia-Navarette, M.R. & Franco-Monsreal, J. (1993) [Prevalence of enteropathogens in children with watery diarrhea (in Spanish). Rev Latinoamer Microbiol 35: 351-356.

Flores-Romo, L., Bacon, K.B., Estrada-Garcia, T., Shibayama, M., Tsutsumi, V. & Martinez-Palomo, A. (1993) A fluorescence-based quantitative adhesion assay to study interactions between Entamoeba histolytica and human enterocytes. Effect of proinflammatory cytokines. J. Immunol. Methods 166: 243-250.

Födinger, M., Ortner, S., Plaimauer, B., Wiedermann, G., Scheiner, O. & Duchêne, M. (1993) Pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica: cDNA cloning of a histone H3 with a divergent primary structure. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 59: 315-322.

Fridas, S. & Tzallas, D. (1993) [Detection of IgG-Entamoeba histolytica in the inhabitants of the Prefecture of Serres (in Greek)]. Delt Ell Mikrobiol Etair 38: 577-585.

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Garcia, L.S., Shimizu, R.Y., Shum, A. & Bruckner, D.A. (1993) Evaluation of intestinal protozoan morphology in polyvinyl alcohol preservative: comparison of zinc sulfate- and mercuric chloride-based compounds for use in Schaudinn's fixative. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 307-310.

Ghadirian, E. & Salimi, A. (1993) In vitro effect of recombinant interferon in combination with LPS on amoebicidal activity of murine Kupffer cells. Immunobiology 188: 203-219.

Giovagnoni, A., Gabrielli, O., Coppa, G.V., Paci, E., Catassi, C. & Giorgi, P. (1993) MRI appearances in amoebic granulomatous hepatitis: a case report. Pediatr Radiol 23: 536-537.

Gomes, M.A., Costa, A.O., Tafuri, W.L. & Silva, E.F. (1993) An attempt at reversibility and increase of the virulence of axenic strains of Entamoeba histolytica. Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo 35: 503-508.

González-Garza, M.T., Matlin, S.A., Mata-Cárdenas, B.D. & Said-Fernández, S. (1993) Differential effects of the (+)- and (-)-Gossypol enantiomers upon Entamoeba histolytica axenic cultures. J Pharm Pharmacol 45: 144-145.

González-Garza, M.T., Matlin, S.A., Mata-Cárdenas, B.D. & Said-Fernández, S. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica: inhibition of malic enzyme and alcohol dehydrogenase by (+/-)-, (+)-, and (-)- gossypol. Arch. Med. Res. 24: 183-187.

González-Ruiz, A., Miles, M.A. & Warhurst, D.C. (1993) Predictive value of diagnostic tests and prevalence of invasive Entamoeba histolytica infection [Letter]. J. Infect. Dis. 168: 513-514.

Guillén, N. (1993) Cell signalling and motility in Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol. Today 9: 364-369.

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Hamelmann, C., Foerster, B., Burchard, G.D., Shetty, N. & Horstmann, R.D. (1993) Induction of complement resistance in cloned pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Parasite Immunol. 15: 223-228.

Hamelmann, C., Urban, B., Foerster, B. & Horstmann, R.D. (1993) Complement resistance of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica mediated by trypsin-sensitive surface component(s). Infect. Immun. 61: 1636-1640.

Hansen, C.R. & Louw, P. (1993) [Fatal transmural colitis caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Differential diagnosis of chronic inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer (in Danish)]. Ugeskr Laeger 155: 2901-2902.

Haque, R., Kress, K., Wood, S., Jackson, T.F.H.G., Lyerly, D., Wilkins, T. & Petri, W.A., Jr. (1993) Diagnosis of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica infection using a stool ELISA based on monoclonal antibodies to the galactose-specific adhesin. J. Infect. Dis. 167: 247-249.

Hasegawa, M. & Hashimoto, T. (1993) Ribosomal RNA trees misleading? [Letter]. Nature 361: 23.

Hasegawa, M., Hashimoto, T., Adachi, J., Iwabe, N. & Miyata, T. (1993) Early branchings in the evolution of eukaryotes: ancient divergence of Entamoeba that lacks mitochondria revealed by protein sequence data. J. Mol. Evol. 36: 380-388.

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Ibrarullah, M.D., Aggarwal, D.K. & Kapoor, V.K. (1993) Ruptured amoebic liver abscess: changing trends in management. Trop Gastroenterol 14: 132-138.

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Jalili, N.A. & Cervan, D. (1993) The parasitic infections of soldiers of a Division in the province of Baghlan (Afghanistan) recorded during 1988. Biologia 48: 615-618.

James, S.L. & Nacy, C. (1993) Effector functions of activated macrophages against parasites. Curr Opin Immunol 5: 518-523.

Jyothi, R., Foerster, B., Hamelmann, C. & Shetty, N.P. (1993) Improved method for the concentration and purification of faecal cysts of Entamoeba histolytica for use as antigen. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 96: 249-250.

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Karanis, P., Schoenen, D., Maier, W. & Seitz, H.M. (1993) [Drinking water and parasites (in German)]. Immun Infekt 21: 132-136.

Kaur, S., Vohra, H., Wangoo, A., Ganguly, N.K. & Mahajan, R.C. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica: identification of a major surface antigen in liver abscess pus using a monoclonal antibody. Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. 87: 489.

Kaushal, V., Bhasin, D., Sobti, R.C. & Vinayak, V.K. (1993) Detection of Entamoeba histolytica antigen in dissociated immune complexes as a specific probe for hepatic amoebiasis. Immunol. Infect. Dis. 3: 253-257.

Kchouk, M., Ghedas, K., Bouhaouala, M.H., Lamaout, A., Touibi, S., Khaldi, M. & Ben Rachid, M.S. (1993) [Amebic brain abscess. Apropos of a case. (in French)]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 36: 332-335.

Kelsall, B.L. & Ravdin, J.I. (1993) Degradation of human IgA by Entamoeba histolytica. J. Infect. Dis. 168: 1319-1322.

Kobayashi, S., Fonseca, R.A., Andrade, C.M., De Melo, V.M., Tachibana, H., Kaneko, N., Tateno, S. & Takeuchi, T. (1993) Seroepidemiologic studies on amoebiasis in Grand Recife, a possible endemic area of nonpathogenic Entamoeba histolytica, Pernambuco, Brazil. Jpn. J. Parasitol. 42: 484-492.

Köhler, S. & Tannich, E. (1993) A family of transcripts (K2) of Entamoeba histolytica contains polymorphic repetitive regions with highly conserved elements. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 59: 49-58.

Kovalenko, V.L., Mekhovshchikov, G.P. & Shkliaruk, M.V. (1993) [Giant amebic abscess of the liver (in Russian)]. Khirurgiia (Mosc) 1993: 79-80.

Kryönseppä, H. (1993) The occurrence of human intestinal parasites in Finland. Scand J Infect Dis 25: 671-673.

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Lavdovskaia, M.V. (1993) [Parasitic diseases of the lungs (in Russian)]. Med. Parazit. (Moscow) 1993 (2): 43-50.

Le Foche, F., Mastropietro, C., Paffetti, A., Del Grosso, P., Summonti, D., Croce, G.F. & Rossi, F. (1993) [Intestinal amoebiasis and typhoid fever: "Overlap syndrome" (in Italian)]. G. Mal. Infett. 45: 1104-1105.

Leippe, M., Bahr, E., Tannich, E. & Horstmann, R.D. (1993) Comparison of pore-forming peptides from pathogenic and nonpathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 59: 101-110.

Leyva Leyva, M., Gariglio, P., Rangel, L.M., Valdés, J., Ayala, P. & Orozco, E. (1993) Expression of sequences related to c-myc in Entamoeba. Parasitol. Res. 79: 153-159.

Lin, J.Y., Keller, K. & Chadee, K. (1993) Entamoeba histolytica proteins modulate the respiratory burst potential by murine macrophages. Immunology 78: 291-297.

Lohia, A. & Samuelson, J. (1993) Cloning of the Eh cdc2 gene from Entamoeba histolytica encoding a protein kinase p34cdc2 homologue. Gene 127: 203-207.

Lohia, A. & Samuelson, J. (1993) Molecular cloning of a rho family gene of Entamoeba histolytica. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 58: 177-180.

Loiseau, P.M., Rekik, L., Madaule, Y., Gayral, P. & Wolf, J.G. (1993) Design, synthesis and biological study of new antiparsitic spiroarsoranes. Arzn Forsch 43: 1010-1013.

López-Revilla, R., Canto-Ortiz, L., Jiménez-Delgadillo, B. & Chávez-Dueñas, L. (1993) Proteinases resistant to sodium dodecyl sulfate-induced autoproteolysis of Entamoeba histolytica HK-9 trophozoites. Parasitol. Res. 79: 168-171.

López-Romero, E. & Villagómez-Castro, J.C. (1993) Encystation in Entamoeba invadens. Parasitol. Today 9: 225-227.

Lotter, H., Mannweiler, E. & Tannich, E. (1993) Crude or recombinant proteins applied to latex agglutination, complement-fixation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the serodiagnosis of invasive amebiasis. Trop. Med. Parasitol. 44: 277-280.

Luaces, A.L., Osorio, L.M. & Barrett, A.J. (1993) A new test for infection by Entamoeba histolytica. Parasitol. Today 9: 69-71.

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Magana-Garcia, M. & Arista-Viveros, A. (1993) Cutaneous amebiasis in children. Ped Dermatol 10: 352-355.

Magaro, H.M., Biasoli, M.S., Thomas, C.E., Echenique, C.G., Tosello, M.E. & Bracalenti, B.J.C. (1993) [Aspects of the human gastrointestinal ecosystem and killer yeasts (in Spanish)]. Rev Iberoam Micol 10: 47-50.

Malhotra, O.P., Bhatia, B., Karak, P.K. & Gupta, R. (1993) Amoebic liver abscess - an unusual presentation [Letter]. J Assoc Phys India 41: 543-544.

Mangali, A., Sasabone, P., Syafruddin, Abadi, K., Hasegawa, H., Toma, T., Kamimura, K. & Miyagi, I. (1993) Intestinal parasitic infections in Campalagian Region, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. S. E. Asian J. Trop. Med. Publ. Hlth. 24: 313-320.

Mann, B.J., Chung, C.Y., Dodson, J.M., Ashley, L.S., Braga, L.L. & Snodgrass, T.L. (1993) Neutralizing monoclonal antibody epitopes of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose adhesin map to the cysteine-rich extracellular domain of the 170-kilodalton subunit. Infect. Immun. 61: 1772-1778.

Márquez Monter, H., Ochoa Rivera, E. & Olivos, A. (1993) Genetic polymorphism of Entamoeba histolytica: variation in adhesion and phagocytosis in a virulent strain. Patología 31: 27-30.

Márquez Monter, H., Olivos, A. & Montfort, I. (1993) Old tools for modern research in amebiasis. Patología 31: 197-199.

Marti, H. & Koella, J.C. (1993) Multiple stool examinations for ova and parasites and rate of false-negative results. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 3044-3045.

Martin, J.-B., Bakker-Grunwald, T. & Klein, G. (1993) 31P-NMR analysis of Entamoeba histolytica - occurrence of high amounts of two inositol phosphates. Eur. J. Biochem. 214: 711-718.

Martínez-Palomo, A. (1993) Parasitic amebas of the intestinal tract. In J. P. Kreier and J. R. Baker (Eds.), Parasitic protozoa. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, pp. 65-141.

McCoy, J.J., Mann, B.J., Vedvick, T.S., Pak, Y., Heimark, D.B. & Petri, W.A., Jr. (1993) Structural analysis of the light subunit of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-specific adherence lectin. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 24223-24231.

McCoy, J.J., Mann, B.J., Vedvick, T.S. & Petri, W.A., Jr. (1993) Sequence analysis of genes encoding the light subunit of the Entamoeba histolytica galactose-specific adhesin. Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 61: 325-328.

McKerrow, J.H., Sun, G., Rosenthal, P.J. & Bouvier, J. (1993) The proteases and pathogenicity of parasitic protozoa. Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 47: 821-853.

Mehlotra, R.K. (1993) Surface properties, pathogenicity and differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica [Letter]. Parasitol. Today 9: 216.

Melhotra, R.K. (1993) Cultivation, encystation and excystation of Entamoeba histolytica: present status and future prospects. Biological Memoirs 19: 57-84.

Meloni, B.P., Thompson, R.C.A., Hopkins, R.M., Reynoldson, J.A. & Gracey, M. (1993) The prevalence of Giardia and other intestinal parasites in children, dogs and cats from Aboriginal communities in the Kimberley. Med. J. Aust. 158: 157-159.

Mertens, E. (1993) ATP versus pyrophosphate: glycolysis revisited in parasitic protists. Parasitol. Today 9: 122-126.

Mohan, C., Singh, B. & Anand, A.C. (1993) Ruptured amoebic liver abscess: an unusual presentation. J Assoc Phys India 41: 614.

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