Background: forms a resistant cyst that protects the parasite against the hosts immune response
Background: forms a resistant cyst that protects the parasite against the hosts immune response. can cause diseases in humans, such as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amebic keratitis (1C3). Metacaspases have been recently recognized (4) and have been found in organisms lacking standard caspases, including fungi, plants, and parasitic protozoa (5). has a metacaspase type-1 (Acmcp) … [Read more…]