Isolation and identification of Acanthamoeba from Taiwan spring recreation areas using culture enrichment combined with PCR.

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.04.012

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Isolation and identification of Acanthamoeba from Taiwan spring recreation areas using culture enrichment combined with PCR.

Acta tropica - 1 Sept 2010

Huang Shih-Wei, Hsu Bing-Mu

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In the study, 52 spring water samples were collected from three hot spring recreation areas in northern Taiwan and Acanthamoebae were isolated from 11 samples (21.2%) on two hot spring recreation areas and mainly present in the hot spring water, hot tubs and wastewater. The most frequently identified Acanthamoeba genotype was T15, followed by T6, and then T5. Genotype T1, T2, T3 and T4 were detected once,...

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PMID: 20434423
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.04.012

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