Growth and Bacteriolytic Activity of a Soil Amoeba, Hartmannella glebae [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1968 A soil amoeba, Hartmannella glebae , could grow on a variety of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, although the rate of growth was faster in the presence of gram-negative bacteria. The amoeba, however, could not use yeasts, molds, or a green alga as a nutritional source.
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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. +7 more
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Enhanced survival but not amplification of Francisella spp. in the presence of free-living amoebae [PDF]
, 2016 Transmission of Francisella tularensis, the etiologic agent of tularemia, has been associated with various water sources. Survival of many waterborne pathogens within free-living amoeba (FLA) is well documented; however, the role of amoebae in the ...
Buse, Helen Y. +2 more
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An investigation into the relationship between intracellular bacteria and Acanthamoeba spp. [PDF]
, 2015 Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic single-celled protist, found ubiquitously in nature. It is the causative agent of the sight-threatening eye disease, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), and has been shown to act as a protective harbor for a variety of bacterial
Grible, Jacqueline
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Antibiotic susceptibility of Neochlamydia hartmanellae and Parachlamydia acanthamoebae in amoebae. [PDF]
, 2015 Parachlamydia acanthamoebae and Neochlamydia hartmanellae are Chlamydia-related bacteria naturally infecting free-living amoebae. These strict intracellular bacteria might represent emerging pathogens.
Baud, D. +5 more
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Biodiversity in drinking water distribution systems:a brief review [PDF]
, 1997 In drinking water distribution systems, three groups of living organisms are usually found in the biofilm and circulating water: heterotrophic bacteria, free-living protozoa, and macro-invertebrates.
Block, J.C. +5 more
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Dinoflagellates Amyloodinium and Ichthyodinium (Dinophyceae), parasites of marine fishes in the South Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
, 2018 Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2018. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here under a nonexclusive, irrevocable, paid-up, worldwide license granted to WHOI. It is made available for personal use, not for redistribution.
Gast, Rebecca J., Gómez, Fernando
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Patogenicidad de las amebas de vida libre aisladas de fuentes de agua en Lima
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2008 Objetivos. Determinar la presencia de amebas de vida libre (AVL) en fuentes de agua del departamento de Lima y evaluar su capacidad patógena en ratones normales e inmunosuprimidos. Materiales y métodos.
María del Carmen Garaycochea +2 more
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Intra-species and inter-kingdom signaling of Legionella pneumophila [PDF]
, 2017 The ubiquitous Gram-negative bacterium Legionella pneumophila parasitizes environ mental amoebae and, upon inhalation, replicates in alveolar macrophages, thus causing a life-threatening pneumonia called "Legionnaires' disease." The opportunistic ...
Hilbi, Hubert, Hochstrasser, Ramon
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Ceratite por Acanthamoeba [PDF]
, 2000 Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Hospital São PauloUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Departamento de OftalmologiaUNIFESP, EPM, Hospital São PauloUNIFESP, EPM ...
Alvarenga, Lênio Souza +2 more
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