Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. in water samples collected from natural water reservoirs, sewages, and pharmaceutical factory drains using LAMP and PCR in China.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.046

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Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. in water samples collected from natural water reservoirs, sewages, and pharmaceutical factory drains using LAMP and PCR in China.

The Science of the total environment - 15 Apr 2017

Lass Anna, Guerrero Milena, Li Xiuping, Karanis Gabriele, Ma Liqing, Karanis Panagiotis

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Various species of amoebas belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba are widely distributed in many parts of the world. Some strains of these protozoans may exist as parasites and pose risks to human health as causative agents of serious human diseases. Currently in China there is a lack of information about the distribution of Acanthamoeba strains in the environment. Accordingly, 261 environmental water samples taken...

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PMID: 28131444
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.046

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