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Evaluating the Drinking Water Distribution System of Lahore for Free-Living Amoebas, Particularly Naegleria spp. [PDF]

Journal of Parasitology Research
Free-living amoebas are ubiquitous in distribution systems and recreational waters. Numerous studies have described the problem posed by their presence in the drinking water distribution systems of Lahore; however, very few studies have been done on ...
Ayesha Najam, Sana Ullah Iqbal, Waqas Ahmed, Rabia Tanvir, Haroon Akbar   +4 more
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Distribution and Current State of Molecular Genetic Characterization in Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae

Pathogens, 2022
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa widely distributed in the environment, found in a great diversity of terrestrial biomes. Some genera of FLA are linked to human infections.
Alejandro Otero-Ruiz, Leobardo Daniel Gonzalez-Zuñiga, Libia Zulema Rodriguez-Anaya, Luis Fernando Lares-Jiménez, Jose Reyes Gonzalez-Galaviz, Fernando Lares-Villa   +5 more
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Chlorine disinfectant significantly changed microfauna habitat, community structure, and colonization mode in wastewater treatment plants [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
During the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic, excessive chlorine disinfectants have been used to block the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2, resulting in large amounts of residual disinfectants entering wastewater treatment ...
Yuening Zhong, Yibo Zhang, Qiyue Meng, Haoyu Zhang, Zhenbing Wu, Chenyuan Dang, Jie Fu   +6 more
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The influence of amoeba metal homeostasis on antifungal activity against Cryptococcus gattii [PDF]

Genetics and Molecular Biology
Free-living amoebas are natural predators of fungi, including human pathogens of the Cryptococcus genus. To survive and proliferate inside phagocytes, cryptococcal cells must acquire several nutrients.
Maria Eduarda Deluca João, Andrea Gomes Tavanti, Alexandre Nascimento de Vargas, Livia Kmetzsch, Charley Christian Staats   +4 more
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Free‐Living Amoebas in Extreme Environments: The True Survival in our Planet [PDF]

BioMed Research International, 2022
David Cristobal Andrade, Camila Salazar
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Miltefosine: A Miracle Drug for Meningoencephalitis Caused by Free-Living Amoebas [PDF]

Cureus, 2021
Alli A, Ortiz JF, Morillo Cox Á, Armas M, Orellana VA.   +4 more
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How resource abundance and resource stochasticity affect organisms’ range sizes [PDF]

Movement Ecology
Background From megafauna to amoebas, the amount of space heterotrophic organisms use is thought to be tightly linked to the availability of resources within their habitats, such that organisms living in productive habitats generally require less space ...
Stefano Mezzini, Christen H. Fleming, E. Patrícia Medici, Michael J. Noonan   +3 more
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Cutaneous balamuthiasis: A clinicopathological studyCapsule Summary

JAAD International, 2022
Introduction: Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba, causes an uncommon infection that is characterized by cutaneous and neurological involvement, which carries a poor prognosis.
Patricia Alvarez, MD, Carlos Torres-Cabala, MD, Eduardo Gotuzzo, MD, Francisco Bravo, MD   +3 more
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Ancient bacteria-amoeba relationships and pathogenic animal bacteria. [PDF]

PLoS Biology, 2017
Long before bacteria infected humans, they infected amoebas, which remain a potentially important reservoir for human disease. Diverse soil amoebas including Dictyostelium and Acanthamoeba can host intracellular bacteria.
Joan E Strassmann, Longfei Shu
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Application of the omics sciences to the study of Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp., and Balamuthia mandrillaris: current status and future projections

Parasite, 2021
In this review, we focus on the sequenced genomes of the pathogens Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba spp. and Balamuthia mandrillaris, and the remarkable discoveries regarding the pathogenicity and genetic information of these organisms, using techniques ...
Rodriguez-Anaya Libia Zulema, Félix-Sastré Ángel Josué, Lares-Villa Fernando, Lares-Jiménez Luis Fernando, Gonzalez-Galaviz Jose Reyes   +4 more
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