The most abundant cyst wall proteins of Acanthamoeba castellanii are lectins that bind cellulose and localize to distinct structures in developing and mature cyst walls

BACKGROUND: Acanthamoeba castellanii, which causes keratitis and blindness in under-resourced countries, is an emerging pathogen worldwide, because of its association with contact lens use. The wall makes cysts resistant to sterilizing reagents in lens solutions and to antibiotics applied to the eye...

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Autores principales: Magistrado-Coxen, Pamela, Aqeel, Yousuf, Lopez, Angelo, Haserick, John R., Urbanowicz, Breeanna R., Costello, Catherine E., Samuelson, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6541295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31095564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6541295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31095564
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007352

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