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Contact Lens-Associated Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2005 Acanthamoeba keratitis is a vision-threatening infection caused by pathogenic species of the genus Acanthamoeba. In this study, 13 Acanthamoeba keratitis cases were diagnosed among 52 keratitis patients.
AH Maghsood +4 more
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Acanthamoeba encephalitis in immunocompetent hosts: A report of two cases
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Acanthamoeba are ubiquitous free-living amoeba. Acanthamoeba infections cause necrotizing vasculitis, resulting in vessel thrombosis and cerebral infarction. Acanthamoeba CNS infections, though uncommon, are associated with high mortality.
Sohini Das +6 more
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Mutational analysis of human profilin I reveals a second PI(4,5)-P2 binding site neighbouring the poly(L-proline) binding site [PDF]
, 2002 Background: Profilin is a small cytoskeletal protein which interacts with actin, proline-rich proteins and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)-P-2).
Ampe, Christophe +4 more
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Assessing Acanthamoeba cytotoxicity: comparison of common cell viability assays
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundIn vitro models for studying interactions between Acanthamoeba and host cells are crucial for understanding the pathomechanism of Acanthamoeba and assessing differences between strains and cell types.
Alvie Loufouma Mbouaka +5 more
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Evolutionary Dynamics of Giant Viruses and their Virophages [PDF]
, 2013 Giant viruses contain large genomes, encode many proteins atypical for viruses, replicate in large viral factories, and tend to infect protists. The giant virus replication factories can in turn be infected by so called virophages, which are smaller ...
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Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2014 Report of a case of young immunocompetent male adult with autopsy proven acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis. The patient presented with a protracted febrile illness of 3 months duration with features of meningoencephalitis, this was followed by rapid deterioration while on anti tuberculous therapy and steroids and ended fatally.
S R Chandra +2 more
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Acanthamoeba induces cell-cycle arrest in host cells [PDF]
, 2004 Acanthamoeba can cause fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) and eye keratitis. However, the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of these emerging diseases remain unclear.
Alizadeh +41 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a serious ocular infection caused by a ubiquitous free-living amoeba, Acanthamoeba. This infection often results in extensive corneal damage and blindness, and is notoriously difficult to cure.
Allison Campolo +2 more
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Acanthamoeba castellanii induces host cell death via a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent mechanism [PDF]
, 2005 Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis due to Acanthamoeba castellanii is a serious human infection with fatal consequences, but it is not clear how the circulating amoebae interact with the blood-brain barrier and transmigrate into the central nervous ...
Alsam, S. +5 more
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Draft Genome Sequences of Chlamydiales Bacterium STE3 and Neochlamydia sp. Strain AcF84, Endosymbionts of Acanthamoeba spp. [PDF]
, 2020 Chlamydiales bacterium STE3 and Neochlamydia sp. strain AcF84 are obligate intracellular symbionts of Acanthamoeba spp. isolated from the biofilm of a littoral cave wall and gills from striped tiger leaf fish, respectively.
Collingro, Astrid +8 more
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