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ArticleMicroorganisms2021

Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba from Household Biofilm Samples in Iran: A Risk Factor for

Maryam Norouzi, Reza Saberi, Maryam Niyyati, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Hamed Mirjalali, Marziye Fatemi, Ehsan Javanmard, Seyed Ahmad Karamati

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Article in Microorganisms, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Maryam NorouziDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 11369, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8628-5240
Reza SaberiDepartment of Medical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari 48175, Iran.
Maryam NiyyatiInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 11369, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-3158-6350
Jacob Lorenzo-MoralesInstituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias (IUETSPC), Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez s/n, 38203 San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain.
Hamed MirjalaliFoodborne and Waterborne Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 11369, Iran.
Marziye FatemiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 11369, Iran.
Ehsan JavanmardDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14114, Iran.
Seyed Ahmad KaramatiDepartment of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 57169, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University Medical Branch of Tehran · IRMazandaran University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversidad de La Laguna · ES

Funding

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center 23422Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain and RICET [RD16/0027/0001 project, from Programa Redes Temáticas de Investigación Cooperativa, FIS (Ministerio Español de Salud, Madrid, Spain), FEDER. PI18/01380
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free-living amoeba (FLA) are ubiquitously distributed in the environment. However, they are also the causative agents of opportunistic infections in humans and other animals. A biofilm comprises any syntrophic consortium of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface. Moreover, FLA have been detected in various biofilms around the world. Therefore, the present study aimed to check for presence of FLA in samples from household biofilms in Iran and to characterize them at the molecular level. A total of 69 biofilm samples collected from showerheads, kitchen areas, and bathroom sinks were analyzed. Positive samples for FLA were characterized at the morphological and molecular levels. Furthermore, the results of morphology analysis indicated that 26.08% (18/69) of biofilm samples were positive for

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biofilmfree-living amoebagenotypingIran

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