ArticleIranian journal of parasitology
Acanthamoeba species in Swimming Pools of Cairo, Egypt.
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- Prevalence of free-living amoebae in swimming pools and recreational waters, a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasitology research · 2022Pooled it
- Epidemiology of free-living amoebae infections in Africa: a review.Pathogens and global health · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the occurrence of pathogenic free-living amoeba and bacteria in 20 public indoor swimming pool facilities.MicrobiologyOpen · 2021Article
- Acanthamoeba species isolated from Philippine freshwater systems: epidemiological and molecular aspects.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- Isolation, identification of pathogenicJournal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2018Article
- Lethal outcome of granulomatous acanthamoebic encephalitis in a man who was human immunodeficiency virus-positive: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2018Article
- Abnormalities of Endocytosis, Phagocytosis, and Development Process in Dictyostelium Cells That Over-Express Acanthamoeba castellanii Metacaspase Protein.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Water related ocular diseases.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological SocietyReview
- Assessment of Two Different Drinking Water Treatment Plants for the Removal of Free-living Amoebae, Egypt.Iranian journal of parasitologyArticle
- Surveillance and Molecular Identification ofIranian journal of parasitologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba spp. have been recognized as etiologic agents of amoebic encephalitis, keratitis, otitis, lung lesions and other skin infections mainly in immuno-compromised individuals. The purpose of this study is to detect the presence of Acanthamoeba in swimming pools in Egypt using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.
methodsWater samples were collected from 10 different swimming pools in Cairo, Egypt. Samples were cultured on non-nutrient agar for the detection of Acanthamoeba isolates that were confirmed by PCR amplification using genus specific primers. The molecularly confirmed Acanthamoeba isolates were morphologically identified to the species level.
resultsMembers of genus Acanthamoeba were detected in 49.2% of the examined swimming-pool water samples. Morphologically, six Acanthamoeba species were isolated from the examined swimming pool water namely A. polyphaga, A.castellanii, A. rhysodes, A. mauritaniensis, A. royreba and A. triangularis. All the identified species of Acanthamoeba were molecularly confirmed to be related to the genus Acanthamoeba.
conclusionThe isolated species of Acanthamoeba could provoke variable degrees of infections to the swimmers. The culture method is cheaper and easier than PCR techniques that are faster for the detection of free-living amoebae.
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