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Isolation and Genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. as Neglected Parasites in North of Iran

Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, is widely distributed in the environment, water sources, soil, dust, and air. It can cause keratitis in contact lens wearers with poor hygiene and also fatal granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunocompromised hosts. The aim of this study was to gain some...

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Autores principales: Shokri, Azar, Sarvi, Shahabeddin, Daryani, Ahmad, Sharif, Mehdi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27658596
http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.4.447