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The pathogenesis of Acanthamoeba infections: current status and future implications [PDF]
, 2004 Acanthamoeba are opportunistic protozoan parasites that can cause painful, visionthreatening keratitis. However the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of Acanthamoeba keratitis remain incompletely understood. Most cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis develop
Khan, Naveed Ahmed
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MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo +6 more
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Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus [PDF]
, 2011 Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare entity. Usual presenting features are fever, headache and seizures with meningeal signs and this disease carries high mortality rate.
Bharti, V +5 more
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CARMIL family proteins as multidomain regulators of actin-based motility [PDF]
, 2017 CARMILs are large multidomain proteins that regulate the actin-binding activity of capping protein (CP), a major capper of actin filament barbed ends in cells.
Cooper, John A +2 more
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Key Regulators of Parasite Biology Viewed Through a Post‐Translational Modification Repertoire
PROTEOMICS, Volume 25, Issue 21-22, Page 253-276, November 2025.ABSTRACT Parasites are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals, imposing substantial socioeconomic burdens worldwide. Controlling parasitic diseases has become one of the key issues in achieving “One Health”. Most parasites have sophisticated life cycles exhibiting progressive developmental stages, morphologies, and ...
Naiwen Zhang, Ning Jiang, Qijun Chen
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Diagnostic Considerations for Non-Acanthamoeba Amoebic Keratitis and Clinical Outcomes
Pathogens, 2022 Cases of amoebic keratitis involving species other than Acanthamoeba are hypothesised to be underdiagnosed and poorly understood. Amoebic keratitis is debilitating and associated with chronic visual impairment.
Siobhan Moran +2 more
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Mammalian myosin I alpha, I beta, and I gamma: new widely expressed genes of the myosin I family. [PDF]
, 1993 A polymerase chain reaction strategy was devised to identify new members of the mammalian myosin I family of actin-based motors. Using cellular RNA from mouse granular neurons and PC12 cells, we have cloned and sequenced three 1.2-kb polymerase chain ...
Greene, LA, Joyce, MP, Sherr, EH
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Brain-eating amoebae: Predilection sites in the brain and disease outcome [PDF]
, 2017 Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), while Naegleria fowleri causes primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Khan, Naveed Ahmed * +2 more
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis and Acanthamoeba Conjunctivitis: A Case Report
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020 Acanthamoeba species are vision-threatening agents by causing cornea infections known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. A 5 year-old kid with the complaints of erythema, eyelid edema, inflammation, limitation of eye movements in the right eye, and having no history of wearing contact lenses or trauma, was diagnosed of Acanthamoeba conjunctivitis through ...
Tüzemen, NAZMİYE ÜLKÜ +3 more
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Database Release: PPSDB, a Linked Open Data Knowledge Base for Protist–Prokaryote Symbioses
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 72, Issue 6, November/December 2025.ABSTRACT As the ecological and evolutionary importance of symbiotic interactions between protists (microbial eukaryotes) and prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) is better appreciated, keeping an overview of their diversity and the literature becomes a growing and ongoing challenge.
Brandon K. B. Seah
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