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Detection and Molecular Characterization of Potentially Pathogenic Free-living Amoebae from Water Sources in Kish Island, Southern Iran

Amoebic keratitis, a sight-threatening corneal infection, mainly occurs in contact lens wearers who wash their eyes with tap water. The present research was conducted to identify the occurrence of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA) in tap water sources on Kish Island, a tourist region...

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Autores principales: Niyyati, Maryam, Lasgerdi, Zohreh, Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4399642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25922581
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/MBI.S24099