Detection of Free-Living Amoebae and Their Intracellular Bacteria in Borehole Water before and after a Ceramic Pot Filter Point-of-Use Intervention in Rural Communities in South Africa

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous in nature, whereas amoeba-resistant bacteria (ARB) have evolved virulent mechanisms that allow them to resist FLA digestion mechanisms and survive inside the amoeba during hostile environmental conditions. This study assessed the prevalence of FLA and ARB spe...

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Autores principales: van der Loo, Clarissa, Bartie, Catheleen, Barnard, Tobias George, Potgieter, Natasha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33917870
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083912

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8068299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33917870
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083912

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