The first genotype determination of Acanthamoeba potential threat to human health, isolated from natural water reservoirs in Poland.

doi:10.1007/s00436-014-3925-6

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The first genotype determination of Acanthamoeba potential threat to human health, isolated from natural water reservoirs in Poland.

Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2014

Lass Anna, Szostakowska Beata, Idzińska Alicja, Chomicz Lidia

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Different species of amoebae belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in many parts of the world and known as free-living organisms. Some strains of the protozoans may exist as parasites and cause risk to human health as causative agents of serious human diseases. Currently, in Poland, there is no sufficient information about the distribution of Acanthamoeba strains and their genotypes in the...

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Acanthamoeba
Databases, Nucleic Acid
Environmental Monitoring
Fresh Water
Genes, rRNA
Molecular Typing
Poland

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PMID: 24770720
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3925-6
PMCID: PMC4058056

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