Isolation and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba spp from oasis water in Tunisia.

doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2018.02.009

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Isolation and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba spp from oasis water in Tunisia.

Experimental parasitology - 1 Apr 2018

Dendana F, Trabelsi H, Neiji S, Sellami H, Kammoun S, Makni F, Feki J, Cheikhrouhou F, Ayadi A

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In the southern Tunisia Oasis, we conducted 211 water with drawals from various water traffic sites. This water is used for agriculture, swimming or various other human activities. Acanthamoeba genus was detected in 82% of collected samples. Sequencing of the amplification products with primers P892C/P892 has allowed us to detect genotypic variation with predominance of T4 genotype (51%) and presence of the...

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PMID: 29501697
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2018.02.009

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