
pmid: 25759727
pmc: PMC4345085
Entamoeba moshkovskii and E. dispar are impossible to differentiate microscopically from the pathogenic species E. histolytica. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction (Multiplex PCR) is a widespread molecular biology technique for amplification of multiple targets in a single PCR experiment.For detection and differentiation of the three-microscopy indistinguishable Entamoeba species in human, multiplex PCR assay using different DNA extraction methods was studied. A conserved forward primer was derived from the middle of the small-subunit rRNA gene, and reverse primers were designed from signature sequences specific to each of these three Entamoeba species.A 166-bp PCR product with E. histolytica DNA, a 580-bp product with E. moshkovskii DNA and a 752-bp product with E. dispar DNA were generated in a single-round and multiplex PCR reaction.We recommend this PCR assay as an accurate, rapid, and effective diagnostic method for the detection and discrimination of these three Entamoeba species in both routine diagnosis of amoebiasis and epidemiological surveys.
Entamoeba moshkovskii, Entamoeba dispar, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Multiplex PCR, DNA extraction, Entamoeba hitolytica
Entamoeba moshkovskii, Entamoeba dispar, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Multiplex PCR, DNA extraction, Entamoeba hitolytica
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