Biological Classification Question 47
47. Entamoeba coli causes
(a) Pyrrhoea
(b) Diarrhoea
(c) Dysentery
(d) None
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Answer : d
Hints & Solutions
(d) Pyrrhoea is caused by bacterial infections along with other factors, Diarrhoea by caused by rotavirus along with many other factors. Dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of Entamoeba that frequently exists as a commensal parasite in the human gastrointestinal tract. $E$. coli is important in medicine because it can be confused during microscopic examination of stained stool specimens with the pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica.
