Lec. 2
Class (1) : Sarcodina (Lobosea)Medical Protozoology
-Medical classes of protozoa:Lobosea (sarcodina).
Flagellata (zoomastigophora)Ciliata .
Sporozoa.Entamoeba spp.
Intestinal speciesEntamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba dispar
Entamoeba coli
Endolimax nana
Iodamoeba butschlii
Extra - Intestinal species
Entamoeba gingivalis (mouth)
Naegleria fowleri (brain)
Virulence factors of E. histolytica
Zymodemes :include 4 enzymes include :• Glucose phosphate isomerase
• L-malate oxodoreductase .
• phosphoglucomutase (PGM),
• hexokinase .
Pathology