Entamoeba histolytica are pathogenic amoeba that are widely known for causing intestinal and extraintestinal infections in human beings. Entamoeba histolytica falls under the phylum Protozoa, the class Sarcodina and the order Lobosa. Entamoeba histolytica causes dysentery by invading the mucosa and submucosa layers of the large intestine in human beings.
