title: First molecular identification of Entamoeba moshkovskii in human stool samples in Tunisia.
abstract: We report the first intestinal infections in Tunisia with Entamoeba moshkovskii in two healthy adults. Entamoeba moshkovskii cysts were distinguished from those of the morphologically identical parasites Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar by specific nested polymerase chain reaction and sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de recherche 05SP03, Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Soumaya Ben
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Ayed
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoun
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maamouri
authors.forename: Rym Ben
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouratbine
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D016054:DNA, Protozoan