Novel insights into the potential role of ion transport in sensory perception in Acanthamoeba

Abstract Background Acanthamoeba is well known to produce a blinding keratitis and serious brain infection known as encephalitis. Effective treatment is problematic, and can continue up to a year, and even then, recurrence can ensue. Partly, this is due to the capability of vegetative amoebae to con...

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Main Authors: Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Stephen K. Roberts, Timothy Yu Yee Ong, Mohammad Ridwane Mungroo, Areeba Anwar, Naveed Ahmed Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3785-0