Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France

Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France

We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandre Battaini, Bernard La Scola, Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin, Louis Hoffart, Michel Drancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Attilina massiliensis
keratitis
ameba
amoeba
Acanthamoeba castellani
matrioshka strategy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_article
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spelling doaj-c17247394d254514961cf5d17578c1082020-11-25T00:14:00ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-02-0124238738910.3201/eid2402.170541Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, FranceAlexandre BattainiBernard La ScolaGaëlle Ho Wang YinLouis HoffartMichel DrancourtWe report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_articleAttilina massiliensiskeratitisamebaamoebaAcanthamoeba castellanimatrioshka strategy
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author Alexandre Battaini
Bernard La Scola
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Louis Hoffart
Michel Drancourt
spellingShingle Alexandre Battaini
Bernard La Scola
Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin
Louis Hoffart
Michel Drancourt
Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Attilina massiliensis
keratitis
ameba
amoeba
Acanthamoeba castellani
matrioshka strategy
author_facet Alexandre Battaini
Bernard La Scola
Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin
Louis Hoffart
Michel Drancourt
author_sort Alexandre Battaini
title Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
title_short Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
title_full Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
title_fullStr Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
title_full_unstemmed Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
title_sort amebaborne “attilina massiliensis” keratitis, france
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2018-02-01
description We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium.
topic Attilina massiliensis
keratitis
ameba
amoeba
Acanthamoeba castellani
matrioshka strategy
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_article
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