Isolation and Molecular Identification of Acanthamoeba and Naegleria from Agricultural Water Canal in Qazvin, Iran

Background: Free-living amoeba (FLA) are widely distributed in different environmental sources. The most genera of the amoeba are Acanthamoeba, Naegleria and Vermamoeba. The most common consequences of the infections in immune-deficient and immunocompetent persons are amoebic encephalitis and kerat...

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Main Authors: Mandana KHORSANDI RAFSANJANI, Elham HAJIALILO, Mehrzad SARAEI, Safar Ali ALIZADEH, Amir JAVADI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/3066