Potentially pathogenic acanthamoeba isolated from a hospital in Brazil.

doi:10.1007/s00284-009-9523-7

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Potentially pathogenic acanthamoeba isolated from a hospital in Brazil.

Current microbiology - 1 Mar 2010

Carlesso Ana Maris, Artuso Geórgia Lazzari, Caumo Karin, Rott Marilise Brittes

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Studies on free-living amoebae (FLA), has been increased in recent years, especially related to the genus Acanthamoeba, because these organisms are widely found in the environment. The present work isolated and characterized this organism from biofilms and dust in hospital environment. 135 samples were collected in 15 different environments in a hospital at the south of Brazil. Thirty-one (23%) isolates were...

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PMID: 19841975
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9523-7

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