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Surveillance of Amoebic Keratitis-Causing Acanthamoebae for Potential Bacterial Endosymbionts in Ontario, Canada

Acanthamoeba spp. are the causative pathogens of several infections, including amoebic keratitis (AK), a vision-threatening infection. Acanthamoebae from corneal specimens of patients with AK harbor bacterial endosymbionts, which may increase virulence. We sought to understand the spectrum of bacter...

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Autores principales: Karsenti, Nessika, Purssell, Andrew, Lau, Rachel, Ralevski, Filip, Bhasker, Shveta, Raheel, Hira, Boggild, Andrea K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9230791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35745515
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11060661