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Assessment of pathogenic potential of Acanthamoeba isolates by in vitro and in vivo tests.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2023
Sharma Chayan, Khurana Sumeeta, Megha Kirti, Thakur Anchal, Bhatia Alka, Gupta Amit
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Acanthamoeba are free-living protozoa present ubiquitously in numerous environmental reservoirs that exist as an actively feeding trophozoite or a dormant cyst stage. The pathogenic Acanthamoeba are known to cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Despite their omnipresence, the number of infections is quite low. The reason behind this low frequency of Acanthamoeba...
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