Molecular Identification and Sequencing of Mannose Binding Protein (MBP) Gene of Acanthamoeba palestinensis

"nBackground: Acanthamoeba keratitis develops by pathogenic Acanthamoeba such as A. pal­es­tinen­sis. Indeed this species is one of the known causative agents of amoebic keratitis in Iran. Mannose Binding Protein (MBP) is the main pathogenicity factors for developing this sight threatening dise...

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Main Authors: M Rezaeian, Z Babaei, S Rezaie, M Niyyati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15200.pdf&manuscript_id=15200