ArticleBioMed research international2013
Diversity and seasonal impact of Acanthamoeba species in a subtropical rivershed.
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- The relationship between environmental sources and the susceptibility of Acanthamoeba keratitis in the United Kingdom.PloS one · 2020Article
- DNA extraction from amoebal isolates and genotype determination of Acanthamoeba from tap water in Latvia.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Transmission Modes of Melioidosis in Taiwan.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Update on Acanthamoeba jacobsi genotype T15, including full-length 18S rDNA molecular phylogeny.Parasitology research · 2017Article
- Genotypic, physiological, and biochemical characterization of potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba isolated from the environment in Cairo, Egypt.Parasitology research · 2016Article
- Morphological and molecular identification of free living amoeba isolated from hospital water in Tunisia.Parasitology research · 2016Article
- Seasonal distribution of potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba species from drinking water reservoirs in Taiwan.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2015Article
- Waterborne parasites: a current status from the Philippines.Parasites & vectors · 2014Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated the presence of Acanthamoeba species in the Puzih River watershed, which features typical subtropical monsoon climate and is located just above the Tropic of Cancer in Taiwan. The relationship between the seasonal and geographical distributions of Acanthamoeba species in this rivershed was also investigated. Acanthamoeba species were detected in water samples using the amoebal enrichment culture method and confirmed by PCR. A total of 136 water samples were included in this study, 16 (11.7%) of which contained Acanthamoeba species. Samples with the highest percentage of Acanthamoeba (32.4%) were obtained during the summer season, mainly from upstream areas. The identified species in the four seasons included Acanthamoeba palestinensis (T2), Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (T4), Acanthamoeba lenticulata (T5), Acanthamoeba hatchetti (T11), Acanthamoeba healyi (T12), and Acanthamoeba jacobsi (T15). The most frequently identified Acanthamoeba genotype was T4 (68.7%). Acanthamoeba genotype T4 is responsible for Acanthamoeba keratitis and should be considered for associated human health risk potential in the rivershed.
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