In vitro effect of Acanthospermum australe (Asteraceae) extracts on Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

In vitro effect of Acanthospermum australe (Asteraceae) extracts on Acanthamoeba polyphaga trophozoites

Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan widely distributed in the environment, occurring in vegetative trophozoite and resistance cyst stages during its life cycle. It constitutes an etiological agent of Acanthamoeba keratitis, a disease that may cause severe ocular inflammation and blindness. New d...

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Main Authors: LC Castro, IP Sauter, EM Ethur, C Kauffmann, R Dall'agnol, J Souza, SP Cibulski, AW Muniz, L Weidlich, PM Lohmann, PM Roehe, JC Germani, MB Rott, ST Vand Der Sand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba polyphaga
atividade amebicida
Acanthospermum australe
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