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Detection of amoeba-associated Legionella pneumophila in hospital water networks of Johannesburg
Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018 The prevalence of free-living amoeba and associated Legionella spp. in hospital water systems may pose a risk of Legionnaires’ disease to immuno-compromised patients.
P. Muchesa +4 more
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Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In finfish aquaculture, there are several inflammatory diseases impacting productivity and animal welfare, however there are limited options available to veterinarians to treat inflammation and pain in fish. Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used in terrestrial animals raised for human consumption to treat a range of ...
Chloe J. English +4 more
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پیاورد سلامت, 2019 Background and Aim: Vermamoeba vermiformis is an opportunistic free living amoeba(FLA) that is ubiquitous in different environmental sources. This Amoeba can cause Amoebic Keratitis(AK) and Granulomatous Amoebic Encephlitis (GAE) in immunocompromised ...
Hamideh Sadat Atyabi +5 more
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Surviving within the amoebal exocyst: the
BMC Microbiology, 2010 Background Most of environmental mycobacteria have been previously demonstrated to resist free-living amoeba with subsequent increased virulence and resistance to antibiotics and biocides.
Drancourt Michel, Ben Salah Iskandar
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Allovahlkampfia spelaea Causing Keratitis in Humans. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 BACKGROUND:Free-living amoebae are present worldwide. They can survive in different environment causing human diseases in some instances. Acanthamoeba sp. is known for causing sight-threatening keratitis in humans.
Mohammed Essa Marghany Tolba +7 more
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Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Piscirickettsiosis (SRS) remains the main infectious disease affecting salmon aquaculture in Chile. This study evaluated expert perceptions of the effectiveness of SRS control measures and the level of agreement among industry professionals.
Patricio Bustos +4 more
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Noûs, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Philosophers often think agency is essentially connected with rationality, intention, or control. However, Minimalists argue that agency is just the power to cause a change; acids and boulders are agents too. Many philosophers treat Minimalism as a wild outlier, assuming its falsity without argument.
William Hornett
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Diversity of Free-Living Protozoa
Wasit Journal for Pure SciencesSingle-celled creatures are known as protozoa. They range in size and shape from amoebas, which can vary in their shape, to parameciums, which have sophisticated structures and a fixed shape.
maysoon meshjel
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Restoration ecology in conflict along the Colorado front range
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a challenge to restoration in western North America. It attracts the attention of academic and government research scientists, weed managers, and chemical companies. Attempts to control it cause conflicts among these groups.
G. Robert Brakenridge, Tim R. Seastedt
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Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae Isolated From Contact Lenses of Keratitis Patients
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2015 Background: Free-living amoeba (FLA)-related keratitis is a progressive infection of the cornea with poor prognosis. The present study aimed to investigates the contact lenses of patients with keratitis for pathogenic free-living amoebae.
Elham HAJIALILO +3 more
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