Clark C G
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Jul-Aug;92(4):361-4. doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(98)91049-5.
Entamoeba dispar was described by Emile Brumpt in 1925, and was promptly dismissed as a synonym of E. histolytica by almost all his contemporaries. In the 1970s, however, evidence began to accumulate indicating that Brumpt may have been correct and E. dispar is now accepted as a distinct species. This review introduces the organism's history and briefly summarizes what we currently know about its biology. The acceptance of E. dispar has profound implications for our understanding of the epidemiology of amoebiasis and, ultimately, may give us an insight into what makes E. histolytica a pathogen.
溶组织内阿米巴的非致病型（Entamoeba dispar）由埃米尔·布伦普特于1925年描述，几乎所有与他同时代的人都立即将其视为溶组织内阿米巴（E. histolytica）的同义词而不予理会。然而，在20世纪70年代，越来越多的证据表明布伦普特可能是正确的，现在溶组织内阿米巴的非致病型已被公认为一个独立的物种。这篇综述介绍了该生物体的历史，并简要总结了我们目前对其生物学的了解。溶组织内阿米巴的非致病型被认可对我们理解阿米巴病的流行病学具有深远意义，最终可能使我们深入了解是什么使溶组织内阿米巴成为一种病原体。
