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Isolation and genotyping of acanthamoeba strains from soil sources from Jamaica, West Indies.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Todd Cheridah D, Reyes-Batlle María, Martín-Navarro Carmen Ma, Dorta-Gorrín Alexis, López-Arencibia Atteneri, Martínez-Carretero Enrique, Piñero José E, Valladares Basilio, Lindo John F, Lorenzo-Morales Jacob
Abstract excerpt
Acanthamoeba spp. are opportunistic pathogens that are ubiquitous in nature. Many species of this genus are responsible for a fatal encephalitis and keratitis in humans and other animals. Seventy-two soil samples were collected from the parishes across Jamaica and assessed for the presence of Aca...
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