Morphological, genotypic, and physiological characterization of Acanthamoeba isolates from keratitis patients and the domestic environment in Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2013.05.013

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Morphological, genotypic, and physiological characterization of Acanthamoeba isolates from keratitis patients and the domestic environment in Vitoria, Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Experimental parasitology - 1 Sept 2013

Duarte Juliana L, Furst Cinthia, Klisiowicz Débora R, Klassen Giseli, Costa Adriana O

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Amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba are free-living protozoa that can cause granulomatous encephalitis and keratitis in humans. In this study, four clinical and three household dust isolates obtained in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil were characterized by their morphological, genotypic, and physiological properties. All isolates belonged to group II according to Pussard and Pons' cyst morphology. Analysis of their...

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PMID: 23748160
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.05.013

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