Abstract:Kuenen & Swellengrebel29, em 1913, evi denciaram que indivíduos portadores de infec ção amebiana assintomática apresentavam na luz intestinal trofozoítos de E. histolytica de tamanho pequeno fagocitando apenas bactérias e detritos, a seguir encistando-se e sendo elim i nados sem provocar danos.Ao lado desta "form a m inuta" da E. histoly tica, Hoare27 relaciona a chamada "form a magna" da E. histolytica, de tamanho maior, invasora dos tecidos, podendo fagocitar hemá-cias e incapaz de encistar-se, representando… Show more
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