Biological characterization of a clinical and an environmental isolate of Acanthamoeba polyphaga: analysis of relevant parameters to decode pathogenicity.

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Acanthamoeba spp. consists of free-living amoebae, widespread in nature, which occasionally can cause human infections including granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis. Acanthamoeba pathogenesis is not entirely known and correlations between pathogenic potential and taxonomy are complex issues. In order to decipher the definition of a pathogenic amoeba, the objective of this work was to decipher...

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• Acanthamoeba
• Acanthamoeba Keratitis
• Cell Adhesion
• Cell Line
• Epithelial Cells