ɹˈiːsənt wˈɜːk ˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts ðæt mˈaɪɾəsˌoʊmz pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪnðə tɹænsfoːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌv ɛntɐmˈiːbə hˌɪstəlˈɪɾɪkə tɹˈɑːfəzˌɔɪts ˌɪntʊ sˈɪsts, ðɛɹbˈaɪ plˈeɪɪŋ ɐ kˈiː ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə pˌæθoʊdʒˈɛnɪk lˈaɪf sˈaɪkəl ʌv ðɪs ˈɔːɹɡənˌɪzəm, ðˌoʊ ðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv mˈaɪɾəsˌoʊmz ɪn pˌæθoʊdʒˌɛnˈɪsᵻɾi ɪz lˈɛs klˈɪɹ fɔːɹ mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ pˌæɹəsˈɪɾɪk jˈuːkɐɹɪˌoʊts.
Recent work indicates that mitosomes participate in the transformation of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites into cysts, thereby playing a key role in the pathogenic life cycle of this organism, though the role of mitosomes in pathogenicity is less clear for many other parasitic eukaryotes.