Characterization of a New Pathogenic Acanthamoeba Species, A. byersi n. sp., Isolated from a Human with Fatal Amoebic Encephalitis

Acanthamoeba spp. are free‐living amoebae that are ubiquitous in natural environments. They can cause cutaneous, nasopharyngeal, and disseminated infection, leading to granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunocompromised individuals. In addition, they can cause amoebic keratitis in contact l...

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Autores principales: Qvarnstrom, Yvonne, Nerad, Thomas A., Visvesvara, Govinda S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23879685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12069

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4618466/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23879685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12069

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