This Week in Parasitism

TWiP #17 - Entamoeba histolytica

Listen Later

Vincent and Dickson continue their discussion of protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea with a review of amebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

Host links: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Links for this episode:
  • Entamoeba histolytica cyst (jpg)
  • Entamoeba histolytica trophozoite (jpg)
  • Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg)
  • Galactose prevents attachment of amoebae to cells (jpg)
  • Entamoeba histolytica life cycle (jpg)
  • Charcot-Leyden crystal (jpg)
  • Letters read on TWiP 17
        • Contact

        Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected].

        Subscribe (free)

        Click here to receive an email notification when a new episode of TWiP is published.

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        This Week in ParasitismBy Vincent Racaniello
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9
        • 4.9

        4.9

        450 ratings

        More shows like This Week in Parasitism

        View all
        Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

        Hidden Brain

        43,557 Listeners

        This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

        This Week in Virology

        2,059 Listeners

        MicrobeWorld Video by American Society for Microbiology

        MicrobeWorld Video

        29 Listeners

        Meet the Microbiologist by Ashley Hagen, M.S.

        Meet the Microbiologist

        37 Listeners

        Nature Podcast by Springer Nature Limited

        Nature Podcast

        765 Listeners

        This Week in Microbiology by Vincent Racaniello

        This Week in Microbiology

        517 Listeners

        This Week in Evolution by Vincent Racaniello

        This Week in Evolution

        169 Listeners

        Microbios by Brendaliz Santiago-Narvaez

        Microbios

        12 Listeners

        BacterioFiles by Jesse Noar

        BacterioFiles

        20 Listeners

        MicrobeWorld Video (audio only) by American Society for Microbiology

        MicrobeWorld Video (audio only)

        4 Listeners

        Editors in Conversation by American Society for Microbiology

        Editors in Conversation

        25 Listeners

        Science Magazine Podcast by Science Magazine

        Science Magazine Podcast

        823 Listeners

        Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

        Science Friday

        6,358 Listeners

        This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

        This Week in Virology

        232 Listeners

        In Defense of Plants Podcast by In Defense of Plants

        In Defense of Plants Podcast

        1,244 Listeners

        Immune by Vincent Racaniello

        Immune

        275 Listeners

        Annals On Call Podcast by American College of Physicians

        Annals On Call Podcast

        194 Listeners

        Short Wave by NPR

        Short Wave

        6,357 Listeners

        Public Health On Call by The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

        Public Health On Call

        625 Listeners

        The Curious Clinicians by The Curious Clinicians

        The Curious Clinicians

        370 Listeners

        MicrobeWorld Video HD by American Society for Microbiology

        MicrobeWorld Video HD

        4 Listeners

        Infectious Disease Puscast by Vincent Racaniello

        Infectious Disease Puscast

        85 Listeners