Fyodor Lesh Explained

Fyodor Alexandrovich Lesh, alternatively spelled as Lösch (Russian: Фёдор Александрович Леш; 1840–1903), was a Russian medical doctor.^[1]

He is credited with identifying Amoeba coli in 1875. This species was later classified in the genus Entamoeba.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Lesh FA . Massive development of amebas in the large intestine. Fedor Aleksandrovich Lesh (Lösch) . Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. . 24 . 3 . 383–92 . May 1975 . 10.4269/ajtmh.1975.24.383 . 1098489 .
2. Fotedar R, Stark D, Beebe N, Marriott D, Ellis J, Harkness J . Laboratory diagnostic techniques for Entamoeba species . Clin. Microbiol. Rev. . 20 . 3 . 511–32, table of contents . July 2007 . 17630338 . 1932757 . 10.1128/CMR.00004-07 .