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Isolation and Identification of Free Living Amoeba from Patients and Contact Lens Users in Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022
Background: Free-living amoebae (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba spp., are considered as opportunistic and pathogenic protozoans.  Acanthamoeba granulomatous encephalitis (AGE) is a serious threat for immunodeficient patients and Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK ...
Masoomeh Jalilehvand, Elham Hajialilo, Yasaman Ghiasi, Saba Rostamian, Fatemeh Taherkhani, Fatemeh Kazemi, Sima Hashemipour, Milad Badri, Behzad Bijani, Amir Javadi, Mehrzad Saraei, Sepideh Hajian, Peyman Heydarian, Ali Sarbazi Golezari   +13 more
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Isolation and identification of free-living amoeba from the hot springs and beaches of the Caspian Sea [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Free-living amoeba (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, Balamuthia, and Vermamoeba have been identified from both natural and human-made environments such as Hot springs and spa. Naegleria fowleri causes Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), while
Alireza Latifi, Mahboobeh Salami, Elham Kazemirad, Mohammad Soleimani   +3 more
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Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba from Household Biofilm Samples in Iran: A Risk Factor for Acanthamoeba Keratitis [PDF]

Microorganisms, 2021
Free-living amoeba (FLA) are ubiquitously distributed in the environment. However, they are also the causative agents of opportunistic infections in humans and other animals.
Maryam Norouzi, Reza Saberi, Maryam Niyyati, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Hamed Mirjalali, Marziye Fatemi, Ehsan Javanmard, Seyed Ahmad Karamati   +7 more
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Isolation and identification of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba in dental-unit water samples

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Although the presence of free-living amoebae (FLAs) in various water sources has been reported, few studies have been surveyed on their abundance in medical-unit and dental-unit water samples.
Hadi Khatoonaki, Kavous Solhjoo, Hassan Rezanezhad, Belal Armand, Amir Abdoli, Ali Taghipour   +5 more
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Evaluation of the occurrence of pathogenic free-living amoeba and bacteria in 20 public indoor swimming pool facilities. [PDF]

Microbiologyopen, 2021
Reyes-Batlle M, Gabriel MF, Rodríguez-Expósito R, Felgueiras F, Sifaoui I, Mourão Z, de Oliveira Fernandes E, Piñero JE, Lorenzo-Morales J.   +8 more
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Influence of the Age of Free-Living Amoeba Cysts on Their Vertical Distribution in a Water Column. [PDF]

Microorganisms
Fechtali-Moute Z, Pomel S.
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New Insights in Acanthamoeba

Pathogens, 2022
Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba genus able to cause severe infections, such as Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), epithelial disorders and a sight-threatening disease called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) [...]
María Reyes-Batlle, Ines Sifaoui, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales   +4 more
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Environmental stress promotes the persistence of facultative bacterial symbionts in amoebae

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Amoebae are one major group of protists that are widely found in natural and engineered environments. They are a significant threat to human health not only because many of them are pathogenic but also due to their unique role as an environmental shelter
Zihe Wang, Wei Huang, Yingwen Mai, Yuehui Tian, Bo Wu, Cheng Wang, Qingyun Yan, Zhili He, Longfei Shu   +8 more
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Description of Virulent Factors and Horizontal Gene Transfers of Keratitis-Associated Amoeba Acanthamoeba Triangularis by Genome Analysis

Pathogens, 2020
Acanthamoeba triangularis strain SH 621 is a free-living amoeba belonging to Acanthamoeba ribo-genotype T4. This ubiquitous protist is among the free-living amoebas responsible for Acanthamoeba keratitis, a severe infection of human cornea.
Issam Hasni, Julien Andréani, Philippe Colson, Bernard La Scola   +3 more
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First report of Acanthamoebae spp. isolation from a volcanic mud spring in the Philippines

Journal of Water and Health, 2023
Acanthamoebae spp. is considered highly adaptive. The present study aims to establish the occurrence of free-living amoebae, particularly Acanthamoebae, to exist in extreme environments such as volcanic mud springs.
Crisselle Marie Celis, Isabella Marie Caburnay, Fritz Irish Avila, Hannah Mica Conol, Aleli Cuevas, Maria Angela Cunan, J Piolo Blanco, Kenneth Bryan Banal, Ma. Frieda Z. Hapan, Edilberto P. Manahan, Mark F. F. E. Padua, Frederick R. Masangkay, Giovanni D. Jesus Milanez   +12 more
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