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Molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba strains isolated from domestic dogs in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
Archives of microbiology - 1 Jun 2015
Valladares María, Reyes-Batlle María, Martín-Navarro Carmen M, López-Arencibia Atteneri, Dorta-Gorrín Alexis, Wagner Carolina, Martínez-Carretero Enrique, Piñero José E, Valladares Basilio, Lorenzo-Morales Jacob
Abstract excerpt
The present study describes two cases of Acanthamoeba infections (keratitis and ascites/peritonitis) in small breed domestic dogs in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. In both cases, amoebic trophozoites were observed under the inverted microscope and isolated from the infected tissues and/or fluids, without detecting the presence of other viral, fungal or bacterial pathogens. Amoebae were isolated using 2 %...
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