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Membrane trafficking as a virulence mechanism of the enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica

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This work was supported by a grant for Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (16017307, 16044250, 17390124), a grant from the Japan Health Sciences Foundation, and a grant for research on emerging and reemerging infectious diseases from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan.

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Nozaki, T., Nakada-Tsukui, K. Membrane trafficking as a virulence mechanism of the enteric protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica . Parasitol Res 98, 179–183 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0079-6

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