Entamoeba coli
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{{Taxobox | color = khaki | name = Entamoeba coli | image = Entamoeba_coli_01.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = Entamoeba coli cyst | regnum = Protista | phylum = Amoebozoa | ordo = Entamoebida | genus = Entamoeba | species = E. coli }} Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of entamoebid that is important clinically in humans only because it can be confused with Entamoeba histolytica, which is pathogenic, on microscopic examination of stained stool specimens. A simple finding of Entamoeba coli trophozoites or cysts in a stool specimen requires no treatment.
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