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Evaluation of the Removal and Effects of Cylindrospermopsin on Ripened Slow Sand Filters

open access: yesToxins, 2023
The occurrence of toxic blooms of cyanobacteria has been a matter of public health interest due to the cyanotoxins produced by these microorganisms. Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a cyanotoxin of particular concern due to its toxic effects on humans.
Daniel Valencia-Cárdenas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Evolutionary Reorganization of Ontogeny and Origin of Multicellularity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The formation of morphogenetic mechanisms during emergence of multicellularity is discussed in this ...
Dovgal, I. V.
core   +1 more source

Symbiont-Mediated Defense against Legionella pneumophila in Amoebae [PDF]

open access: yesmBio, 2019
Bacterial pathogens are generally investigated in the context of disease. To prevent outbreaks, it is essential to understand their lifestyle and interactions with other microbes in their natural environment. Legionella pneumophila is an important human respiratory pathogen that survives and multiplies in biofilms ...
König, Lena   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

First report of free-living amoebae in sewage treatment plants in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil

open access: yesJournal of Water and Health, 2023
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are amphizoic protozoans with a cosmopolitan distribution. Some strains of species are associated with infections in humans.
Thaisla Cristiane Borella da Silva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of free living Amoeba in oral cavity of cancer patient, Kashan 2019 -2020

open access: yesفصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2021
Introduction: Free –living Amoeba (FLA) are microorganisms that are abundant in the nature. Some genus of these protozoa are opportunistic and cause granulomatous encephalitis and lung infections in immunocompromised people such as cancer patients.
Sima Rasti   +5 more
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Exploring Virulence Determinants of Filamentous Fungal Pathogens through Interactions with Soil Amoebae

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2017
Infections with filamentous fungi are common to all animals, but attention is rising especially due to the increasing incidence and high mortality rates observed in immunocompromised human individuals. Here, Aspergillus fumigatus and other members of its
Silvia Novohradská   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A New Algivorous Heterolobosean Amoeba, Euplaesiobystra perlucida sp. nov. (Tetramitia, Discoba), Isolated from Pilot-Scale Cultures of Phaeodactylum tricornutum

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2023
The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum is regarded as a prospective “cell factory” for the high-value products fucoxanthin and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). However, contamination with grazing protozoa is a significant barrier to its commercial cultivation.
Hanwen Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparative Genomic Approach to Determine the Virulence Factors and Horizontal Gene Transfer Events of Clinical Acanthamoeba Isolates

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2022
Acanthamoeba species are among the most ubiquitous protists that are widespread in soil and water and act as both a replicative niche and vectors for dispersal. They are the most important human intracellular pathogens, causing Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK)
Xiaobin Gu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Genomics Unveils Regionalized Evolution of the Faustovirus Genomes

open access: yesViruses, 2020
Faustovirus is a recently discovered genus of large DNA virus infecting the amoeba Vermamoeba vermiformis, which is phylogenetically related to Asfarviridae.
Khalil Geballa-Koukoulas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Naegleria fowleri in Environmental Samples from Northern Part of India. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2015
Naegleria fowleri the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, is ubiquitously distributed worldwide in various warm aquatic environments and soil habitats. The present study reports on the presence of Naegleria spp.
Ashutosh Panda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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