Screening of recreational areas of rivers for potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in the suburbs of Tehran, Iran.

doi:10.2166/wh.2011.068

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Screening of recreational areas of rivers for potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in the suburbs of Tehran, Iran.

Journal of water and health - 1 Mar 2012

Niyyati Maryam, Lasjerdi Zohreh, Nazar Mahdieh, Haghighi Ali, Nazemalhosseini Mojarad Ehsan

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A survey was conducted to determine the presence of free-living amoebae (FLA), especially Acanthamoeba and Naegleria, in river recreation areas in Tehran Province, Iran. All rivers surveyed were associated with human activity, and two were also a source of municipal tap water. Fifty-five water samples from 10 major rivers were screened for FLA and identified by morphological characters, PCR amplification...

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PMID: 22361709
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.068

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