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Amoebae: beyond pathogens- exploring their benefits and future potential

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Amoebae, fascinatingly diverse protists, showcase a dual nature that positions them as both friends and foes in our world. These organisms, defined by their distinctive pseudopodia, span a spectrum from harmful to helpful.
Suman Kalyan Dinda, Shreyasee Hazra, Anwesha De, Annurima Datta, Lipika Das, Santanu Pattanayak, Kishor Kumar, Manash Deep Dey, Arnab Basu, Dipak Manna   +9 more
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Microscopic isolation and characterization of free living amoebae (FLA) from surface water sources.in Birjand, the capital city of the South Khorasan

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند, 2015
Background and Aim: Free living amoebae (FLA) are amphizoic protozoa that are widely found in various environmental sources. They are known to cause serious infections in human and animal nervous systems. . The aim of the current study was to determine
Mahmoodreza Behravan, Mohammad Malekaneh, Behzad Mesbahzadeh, Golamreza Sharifzadeh, Mohammad Hasan Namaei, Hamed Behniafar, Zohreh Lasjerdi   +6 more
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Free-living amoebae in sediments from the Lascaux Cave in France.

International Journal of Speleology, 2013
The Lascaux Cave in France is an old karstic channel where the running waters are collected in a pool and pumped to the exterior. It is well-known that water bodies in the vicinity of humans are suspected to be reservoirs of amoebae and associated ...
Garcia-Sanchez A.M., Ariza C., Ubeda J.M., Martin-Sanchez P.M., Jurado V., Bastian F., Alabouvette C., Saiz-Jimenez C.   +7 more
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Modelling dynamics between free‐living amoebae and bacteria

Environmental Microbiology
Abstract Free‐living amoebae (FLA) serve as hosts for a variety of endosymbionts, which are microorganisms that reside and multiply within the FLA. Some of these endosymbionts pose a pathogenic threat to humans, animals, or both.
Marwa Ali, Christopher A. Rice, Andrew W. Byrne, Philip E. Paré, Wendy Beauvais   +4 more
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Amoebae contribute to the diversity and fate of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water system

Environment International
Free-living amoebae represent a significant eukaryotic group that thrives in drinking water systems, posing considerable risks to water quality due to their inherent pathogenicity and associations with various microorganisms.
Lu Ma, Fei Liu, Min Zhou, Mian Zhang, Jianyi Zheng, Zihe Wang, Zhili He, Qingyun Yan, Bo Wu, Cheng Wang, Longfei Shu   +10 more
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Sappinia spp.: An update

The Microbe
Sappinia is a free-living amoeba isolated from soil, dead plant material, freshwater, ponds, water supplies, surface water and the faecal material of various organisms such as cows, bats, reptiles, King penguin, and even humans.
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Zinb Makhlouf, Sutherland K. Maciver, Ahmad M. Alharbi, Naveed Ahmed Khan   +4 more
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Antiamoebic activities of flavonoids against pathogenic free-living amoebae, Naegleria fowleri and Acanthamoeba species. [PDF]

Parasites Hosts Dis, 2023
Lê HG, Võ TC, Kang JM, Nguyễn TH, Hwang BS, Oh YT, Na BK.   +6 more
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Microbiome of Free-Living Amoebae (FLA) Isolated from Fresh Organic Produce: Potential Risk to Consumers? [PDF]

Foods, 2023
Soler L, Moreno Y, Moreno-Mesonero L, Amorós I, Alonso JL, Ferrús MA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Epidemiology of free-living amoebae infections in Africa: a review. [PDF]

Pathog Glob Health, 2023
Milanez GD, Carlos KB, Adao ME, Ayson BB, Dicon AV, Gahol RAM, Lacre SKS, Marquez FPE, Perez AJM, Karanis P.   +9 more
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Protozoan parasites and free-living amoebae contamination in organic leafy green vegetables and strawberries from Spain. [PDF]

Food Waterborne Parasitol, 2023
Moreno-Mesonero L, Soler L, Amorós I, Moreno Y, Ferrús MA, Alonso JL.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source