Acanthamoeba spp. aggregate and encyst on contact lens material increasing resistance to disinfection

INTRODUCTION: Acanthamoeba keratitis is often caused when Acanthamoeba contaminate contact lenses and infect the cornea. Acanthamoeba is pervasive in the environment as a motile, foraging trophozoite or biocide-resistant and persistent cyst. As contact lens contamination is a potential first step in...

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Autores principales: Campolo, Allison, Pifer, Reed, Walters, Rhonda, Thomas, Megan, Miller, Elise, Harris, Valerie, King, Jamie, Rice, Christopher A., Shannon, Paul, Patterson, Brian, Crary, Monica
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9806144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36601401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1089092

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9806144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36601401
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1089092

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