Species Identification of Acanthamoeba Strains Isolated from Patients Referring to Farabi Eye Reference Center Using PCR-RFLP Method

Introduction: Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protist, which is ubiquitously distributed in the environment. Infection with Acanthamoeba spp. poses threat to human health, such as, Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) that is a vision-threatening infection of the cornea. This study aimed to identify the spe...

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Main Authors: Mir Mostafa Ghamilouie, Zarrintaj Valadkhani, Fariba Khoshzaban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pasteur Institute of Iran 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://jommid.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-72-en.html