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DURING the course of work on experimental infectins of Entamœba histolytica in rats, it was noticed that rats sometimes developed spontaneous infections with an amŔba showing characters differing from those of E. histolytica. An examination of hamsters, which were housed in the same room, revealed the presence of a similar amœba. Hitherto there has been no report of an amŔba parasitic in the hamster.
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NEAL, R. EntamÅ"ba sp. from the Syrian Hamster (Cricetus auratus). Nature 159, 502 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159502b0
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