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Taylorella equigenitalis in Icelandic intact males compared with other horse breeds using natural cover

Equine Veterinary Journal, Volume 57, Issue 2, Page 441-448, March 2025.
Abstract Background Contagious equine metritis (CEM) is caused by Taylorella equigenitalis. It is a venereal disease that is detected in some breeds more than others and can cause temporary infertility with substantial costs for regular testing, sanitation and retesting. There was a perceived increase in T.
Markus Grabatin, Robert Fux, Yury Zablotski, Lutz S. Goehring, Tanja S. Witte   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterizing clinical isolates of Acanthamoeba castellanii with high resistance to polyhexamethylene biguanide in Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2017
Background/Purpose: Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a painful infectious corneal disease, is caused by the free-living pathogenic species Acanthamoeba. The symptoms include corneal infiltrate, epithelial, and stromal destruction, and loss of vision. Current
Fu-Chin Huang, Min-Hsiu Shih, Kai-Fei Chang, Jian-Ming Huang, Jyh-Wei Shin, Wei-Chen Lin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Antiamoebic activity of plant-based natural products and their conjugated silver nanoparticles against Acanthamoeba castellanii (ATCC 50492)

AMB Express, 2020
Acanthamoeba spp. are the causative agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). The current options to treat Acanthamoeba infections have limited success.
Areeba Anwar, Elaine Lim Siew Ting, Ayaz Anwar, Noor ul Ain, Shaheen Faizi, Muhammad Raza Shah, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In Vitro Effect of Pitavastatin and Its Synergistic Activity with Isavuconazole against Acanthamoeba castellanii

Pathogens, 2020
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) can occur in healthy individuals wearing contact lenses and it is a painful, blinding infection of the cornea caused by a free-living ameba Acanthamoeba.
Hye Jee Hahn, Jose Ignacio Escrig, Brian Shing, Anjan Debnath   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Partial characterization of Acanthamoeba castellanii (T4 genotype) DNase activity

, 2015
The deoxyribonuclease (DNase) activities of Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype were investigated. Using zymographic assays, the DNase activities had approximate molecular masses of 25 and 35 kDa. A.
Panjwani, Shamvil, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah; id_orcid, Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Iqbal, Junaid   +4 more
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Light micrographs of Acanthamoeba castellanii, trophozoite and cyst staining with different stains (X1000).

, 2021
(A) A. castellanii trophozoite in wet mount showing vacuoles (arrowhead). (B) Unstained Acanthamoeba cysts showing wrinkled ectocyst (black arrow), smooth endocyst (red arrow) and nucleus and ostiole (arrowhead). (C) A.
Faten A. M. Hassan (11707292), M. E. M. Tolba (11707295), H. M. Omar (11707301), Gamal H. Abed (11707298), Sara S. Abdel-Hakeem (11707304)   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of Nitric Oxide onAcanthamoeba castellanii

Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 2018
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a well-known intractable corneal infectious disease. We investigated the anti-Acanthamoeba effect of exogenous nitric oxide (NO).Acanthamoeba castellanii was axenically cultured and exposed to various concentrations of NO donors, such as sodium nitrite, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and NO-releasing silica nanoparticles (coated ...
Bora, Yim, Joo-Hee, Park, Hyejoong, Jeong, Jinkee, Hong, Martha, Kim, Minwook, Chang, Roy S, Chuck, Choul Yong, Park   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Isolation of Acanthamoeba isolates belonging to T2, T3, T4 and T7 genotypes from environmental samples in Ankara, Turkey

, 2004
Acanthamoeba keratitis is a blinding infection that is becoming increasingly important in human health. Early diagnosis is a prerequisite for successful treatment and requires identification of Acanthamoeba at the genotypic level.
Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Sissons, J., Tanyuksel, M., Kiliç, A., Jayasekera, S.   +4 more
core  

Efficacy of different disinfecting methods for contact lenses against Acanthamoeba castellanii

Purpose: To analyze the efficacy of different disinfecting methods for contact lenses (CL) against Acanthamoeba castellanii (AC) using quantitative PCR (qPCR) based on RNA detection. Methods: Three CL materials: rigid gas permeable (RGP), hydrogel (Hy),
Carracedo Rodríguez, Juan Gonzalo, Huete Toral, Fernando, Pastrana Robles, Cristina, Privado Aroco, Ana   +3 more
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Potential anti-amoebic effects of synthetic 1,4-benzothiazine derivatives against Acanthamoeba castellanii

Heliyon
A rare but lethal central nervous system disease known as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) and potentially blinding Acanthamoeba keratitis are diseases caused by free-living Acanthamoeba.
Alishba, Usman Ahmed, Muhammad Taha, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Uzma Salar, Khalid Mohammed Khan, Ayaz Anwar, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source