Acanthamoeba everywhere: high diversity of Acanthamoeba in soils.

doi:10.1007/s00436-014-3976-8

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Acanthamoeba everywhere: high diversity of Acanthamoeba in soils.

Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2014

Geisen Stefan, Fiore-Donno Anna Maria, Walochnik Julia, Bonkowski Michael

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Acanthamoeba is a very abundant genus of soil protists with fundamental importance in nutrient cycling, but several strains can also act as human pathogens. The systematics of the genus is still unclear: currently 18 small-subunit (SSU or 18S) ribosomal RNA sequence types (T1-T18) are recognized, which sometimes contain several different morphotypes; on the other hand, some morphological identical strains belong...

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PMID: 24951165
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-014-3976-8

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