Anti-Acanthamoeba disinfection: hands, surfaces and wounds.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106122
Abstract: Acanthamoebae are facultative parasites causing rare but serious infections like keratitis and encephalitis and are also known as vectors for several bacterial pathogens, including e.g. legionellae and pseudomonads. Acanthamoeba cysts are particularly resilient and enable… read more here.
Keywords: hands surfaces; disinfection; trophozoites cysts; anti acanthamoeba ... See more keywords
The Activity of Polyhomoarginine against Acanthamoeba castellanii
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DOI: 10.3390/biology11121726
Abstract: Simple Summary Acanthamoeba is free-living amoeba known to cause severe vision threatening eye infection. In most of the cases treating this infection is difficult due to the Acanthamoeba’s ability to switch between an active feeding… read more here.
Keywords: trophozoites cysts; activity; anti amoebic; acanthamoeba castellanii ... See more keywords
De Novo Transcriptome Profiling of Naegleria fowleri Trophozoites and Cysts via RNA Sequencing
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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020174
Abstract: Naegleria fowleri is a pathogenic free-living amoeba, commonly found around the world in warm, fresh water and soil. N. fowleri trophozoites can infect humans by entering the brain through the nose and causing usually fatal… read more here.
Keywords: rna sequencing; trophozoites cysts; fowleri trophozoites; naegleria fowleri ... See more keywords