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Pathogenic free-living amoeba [PDF]
Postępy Mikrobiologii - Advancements of Microbiology, 2017 Abstract Invasions caused by free-living and parasitic limax amoeba can pose a major threat to human health and life. The amoeba from the genera Acanthamoeba and Naegleria as well as the following species: Sappina ...
Natalia Łanocha-Arendarczyk +5 more
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The transcriptome of Balamuthia mandrillaris trophozoites for structure-guided drug design
Scientific Reports, 2021 Balamuthia mandrillaris, a pathogenic free-living amoeba, causes cutaneous skin lesions as well as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a ‘brain-eating’ disease.
Isabelle Q. Phan +12 more
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Lethal encephalitis due to free-living amoebae in three members of a family, Tumbes, Peru
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2021 Free-living amoebas (FLA) are protozoan parasites that occasionally cause disease in humans after contact with contaminated water or soil. We describe a series of three cases of encephalitis in a family group with a fatal outcome that occurred in the ...
María Edith Solís-Castro
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Human Risks Due to Acanthamoeba spp. in Grass from Public Parks across Leicester City, England
Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023 Acanthamoeba spp., an emerging opportunistic human parasite, has been previously detected in open-water systems across Leicester city and surrounding rural areas (Leicestershire, England), suggesting a potential risk for the population.
Umar Anjum +3 more
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Novelty in Biomedicine, 2021 Free-living amoebas (FLAs) are facultative parasites, and some of them can be highly pathogenic for animals and humans. These protozoan are found in abundance in environmental resources such as freshwater and soil, and thus the possible colonization of ...
Zahra Arab-Mazar +3 more
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Microorganisms Resistant to Free-Living Amoebae [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2004 SUMMARYFree-living amoebae feed on bacteria, fungi, and algae. However, some microorganisms have evolved to become resistant to these protists. These amoeba-resistant microorganisms include established pathogens, such asCryptococcus neoformans, Legionellaspp.,Chlamydophila pneumoniae,Mycobacterium avium,Listeria monocytogenes,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ...
Gilbert, Greub, Didier, Raoult
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Detection of Free Living Amoeba infection in patients with suspected central nervous system and keratitis disease in Shiraz, southern Iran [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2019 Background:Free Living Amoebas, as opportunistic protozoa, can cause more problems such as meningoencephalitis, encephalitis and keratitis in human being. These protozoa have been isolated from many sources in Iran. This study was undertaken to determine
Mohammad Saleh Bahreini +4 more
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Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023 Human pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA), specifically Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri, are rarely studied in animals’ gastrointestinal (GI) tracts or their faeces as they do not have an obligate parasitic life cycle ...
Antonio Peña-Fernández +2 more
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Pathogenic free-living amoebae in Korea [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2004 Acanthamoeba and Naegleria are widely distributed in fresh water, soil and dust throughout the world, and cause meningoencephalitis or keratoconjunctivitis in humans and other mammals. Korean isolates, namely, Naegleria sp. YM-1 and Acanthamoeba sp. YM-2, YM-3, YM-4, YM-5, YM-6 and YM-7, were collected from sewage, water puddles, a storage reservoir ...
Ho-Joon, Shin, Kyung-il, Im
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Revista de Saúde Pública, 2003 OBJETIVO: Observar a ocorrência de amebas de vida livre dos gêneros Acanthamoeba e Naegleria em amostras de poeira coletadas em hospitais. MÉTODOS: Foram coletadas 132 amostras de poeira em dois hospitais do município de Presidente Prudente, São Paulo ...
Maria Aparecida da Silva +1 more
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