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Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Probably Due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a Preliminary Report [PDF]

, 1965
Michael B. Fowler, R. F. Carter
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In-depth study of Mollivirus sibericum, a new 30,000-y-old giant virus infecting Acanthamoeba

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2015
Significance The saga of giant viruses (i.e. visible by light microscopy) started in 2003 with the discovery of Mimivirus. Two additional types of giant viruses infecting Acanthamoeba have been discovered since: the Pandoraviruses (2013) and Pithovirus ...
M. Legendre, A. Lartigue, Lionel Bertaux, S. Jeudy, J. Bartoli, M. Lescot, Jean-Marie Alempic, C. Ramus, C. Bruley, K. Labadie, L. Shmakova, E. Rivkina, Y. Couté, C. Abergel, J. Claverie   +14 more
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Effect of Lytic Enzymes of Acanthamoeba castellanii on Bacterial Cell Walls [PDF]

, 1969
Spencer Rosenthal, Elizabeth J. Reed, Robert A. Weisman   +2 more
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Morpho-Physiological and Biochemical Criteria of Acanthamoeba spp. Isolated from the Egyptian Aquatic Environment

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2013
Background: The free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba spp., have been recognized as etiologic agents of amoebic encephalitis, keratitis, otitis, lung lesions and other skin infections mainly in immuno-compromised individuals.
A Al-Herrawy, M Bahgat, A Mohammed, A Ashour, W Hikal   +4 more
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Non-Contact-Lens-Related Acanthamoeba Keratitis Caused by Acanthamoeba sp. Group T4D/T4e

Parasitologia
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but serious infection of the cornea, typically associated with contact lens wear. Here, we present a case of AK caused by the Acanthamoeba genotype T4D/T4e in a patient without identifiable risk factors: a 34-year ...
Morgane Vander Eecken, Anne-Sophie Messiaen, Hannelore Hamerlinck, Stien Vandendriessche, Jerina Boelens, Dimitri Roels   +5 more
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Differences in destruction of cysts of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Naegleria and Acanthamoeba by chlorine [PDF]

, 1976
Joëlle Jonckheere, Herman Van de Voorde
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Genotypic diversity of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from Chilean patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
BackgroundAcanthamoeba spp. are the causative agents of a severe keratitis occurring mainly in contact lens wearers. The genus comprises more than 24 species that are currently divided into 20 different genotypes (T1-T20) according to sequence variations
M. I. Jercic, C. Aguayo, M. Saldarriaga-Cordoba, L. Muiño, Stella Maris Chenet, J. Lagos, A. Osuna, Jorge Fernández   +7 more
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Nonpathogenic Free-Living Amoebae in Arkansas Recreational Waters [PDF]

, 1975
Selected recreational waters of Arkansas were sampled for pathogenic free-living limax amoebae. Water quality parameters were determined for correlation with amoebic population densities and species diversity.
Becker, David A., Bone, Leon W.
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Isolation and identification of Acanthamoeba from pond water of parks in a tropical and subtropical region in the Middle East, and its relation with physicochemical parameters

BMC Microbiology, 2018
Background Free-living amoeba (FLA) are wide-spread protozoa that are found in different environmental sources including water, soil, dust, hospital units and ventilation areas. These amoebas can act as opportunistic or non-opportunistic pathogens. Among
Shiva Ghaderifar, Ali Asghar Najafpoor, Hossein Zarrinfar, Habibollah Esmaily, Elham Hajialilo   +4 more
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Molecular Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Endosymbiont in Acanthamoeba-Positive Samples in Laboratory Conditions and in the Hospital Environments

Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Background: We aimed to identity Helicobacter pylori endosymbiont in Acanthamoeba-positive samples in natural and laboratory conditions. Methods: Overall, 134 samples were collected from hospital environments.
Alireza Mohammadi, Abdolhossein Dalimi, Fatemeh Ghafarifar, Majid Pirestani, Majid Akbari   +4 more
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