Eukaryote
entamoeba polecki
Definitions related to entamoeba polecki:
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A species of commensal parasite in the class Archamoebae. E. polecki is considered nonpathogenic. This species is primarily a parasite of pigs and monkeys, and human infection is more prevalent in areas where the people have animal contact.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Entamoeba polecki.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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