title: High cell surface hydrophobicity of virulent Entamoeba histolytica isolates.
abstract: Thirty isolates of Entamoeba histolytica were examined for their cell surface hydrophobicity. It was observed that increased hydrophobicity of the trophozoites was associated with lesion-forming ability in hamster liver, a higher rate of erythrophagocytosis and greater resistance to complement. The relationship of cell surface hydrophobicity to other virulence markers in E. histolytica is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kothari Centre of Gastroenterology, Kothari Medical Centre, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Bhol
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Maitra
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Jalan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D010587:Phagocytosis; D013499:Surface Properties; D014774:Virulence; D014992:Xylenes / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014992:Xylenes; C031286:4-xylene