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Genotyping of pathogenic Acanthamoebae isolated from clinical samples in Greece--report of a clinical isolate presenting T5 genotype.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2006
Spanakos G, Tzanetou K, Miltsakakis D, Patsoula E, Malamou-Lada E, Vakalis N C
Abstract excerpt
Amoebae belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba are potentially pathogenic to humans, causing mainly amoebic keratitis. Pathogenic ability of the 15 known Acanthamoeba genotypes is under investigation. We report that four out of five cases of amoebic keratitis studied in Greece, present T4 sequence t...
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