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| Title |
Real-time analysis of gut flora in Entamoeba histolytica infected patients of Northern India
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| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-12-183 |
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| Authors |
Anil Kumar Verma, Ravi Verma, Vineet Ahuja, Jaishree Paul |
| Abstract |
Amebic dysentery is caused by the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica and the ingestion of quadrinucleate cyst of E. histolytica from fecally contaminated food or water initiates infection. Excystation occurs in the lumen of small intestine, where motile and potentially invasive trophozoites germinate from cysts. The ability of trophozoites to interact and digest gut bacteria is apparently important for multiplication of the parasite and its pathogenicity; however the contribution of resident bacterial flora is not well understood. We quantified the population of Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Ruminococcus, Lactobacillus, Clostridium leptum subgroup, Clostridium coccoides subgroup, Eubacterium, Campylobacter, Methanobrevibacter smithii and Sulphur reducing bacteria using genus specific primers in healthy (N = 22) vs amebic patients (E. histolytica positive, N = 17) stool samples by Real-time PCR. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 108 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 105 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 20 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 16% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 28% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 8 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Unknown | 30 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 04 September 2013.
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#15,364,454
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#1,536
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#102,737
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#23
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