Recognition of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae in the Surface Water in Shiraz, Iran

Background: There are many genera of free-living amoeba in the environment, but members of only four genera (Naegleria, Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia and Sappinia) have an association with human infection. Water, soil and air are main sources of infective types of these pathogenic organisms for human.Met...

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Main Authors: Behnam Mohammadi- Ghalehbin, Gholam Reza Hatam, Iraj Mohammad-Pour, Nafise Ghobakhloo, Faeze Foroughi- Parvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014-10-01
Series:Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
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Online Access:http://jhsss.sums.ac.ir/article_42766_b38fa8c3082d3c49a0422d0f96a1cbfd.pdf