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The effect of different environmental conditions on the encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Sept 2013
Aqeel Yousuf, Siddiqui Ruqaiyyah, Iftikhar Hira, Khan Naveed Ahmed
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In this study, Acanthamoeba castellanii was cultivated under different stress conditions to induce possible encystation. The morphological and histological properties were analysed by light and electron microscopy as well as cyst-specific staining. The findings revealed that cysts prepared through liquid medium using higher osmolarity as a trigger (10% glucose with 50mM magnesium chloride for 72 h) are similar to...
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