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==Overview==
[[Entamoeba coli]], [[Entamoeba|E. hartmanni]], [[Entamoeba|E. polecki]], [[Entamoeba|Endolimax nana]], and Iodamoeba buetschlii are generally considered nonpathogenic, although they have been found in the [[stool]] of patients presenting with [[diarrhea]] where no known [[pathogen]]s were identified.  Their presence in stool can be an indicator of [[fecal]] [[contamination]] of a food or water source, and does not rule-out the presence of other [[parasite]]s. [[Entamoeba|Entamoeba gingivalis]] is also considered nonpathogenic, but is found in about 95% of patients with [[gum disease]] and about 50% of patients with healthy gums.
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