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Report of rare genotypes of Acanthamoeba from soil source of the Payeh Maga Highland forest, North-eastern Sarawak, Malaysia.
Acta tropica - 1 May 2022
Chan Li-Li, Toh Hiu-Ching, Jaikwang Kantiya, Loo Ee-Mun, Wong Jia-Haw, Liew Yun-Khoon, Ong Kian-Huat, Ooi Soo-Shen
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic Acanthamoeba species are the causative agents of Acanthamoeba keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Members of this amoeba genus are ubiquitous in the environments. In Malaysia, most environmental studies performed to date have targeted the detection and characterisation of Acanthamoeba sp. in different water sources, dust and soil samples collected near human habitats. However, no local...
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