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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Diversity of Free-Living Amoebae in New Zealand Groundwater and Their Ability to Feed on

Sujani Ariyadasa, Sophie van Hamelsveld, William Taylor, Susan Lin, Panan Sitthirit, Liping Pang, Craig Billington, Louise Weaver

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sujani AriyadasaInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1600-0059
Sophie van HamelsveldInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
William TaylorInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
Susan LinInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0001-7144-3990
Panan SitthiritInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
Liping PangInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-3133-7007
Craig BillingtonInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-3433-4220
Louise WeaverInstitute of Environmental Science and Research, 27 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0002-3750-868X

Funding

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment New Zealand ESR2023SA1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are common in both natural and engineered freshwater ecosystems. They play important roles in biofilm control and contaminant removal through the predation of bacteria and other taxa. Bacterial predation by FLA is also thought to contribute to pathogen dispersal and infectious disease transmission in freshwater environments via the egestion of viable bacteria. Despite their importance in shaping freshwater microbial communities, the diversity and function of FLA in many freshwater ecosystems are poorly understood. In this study, we isolated and characterized FLA from two groundwater sites in Canterbury, New Zealand using microbiological, microscopic, and molecular techniques. Different methods for groundwater FLA isolation and enrichment were trialed and optimized. The ability of these isolated FLA to predate on human pathogen

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AmoebaGroundwaterLegionella pneumophilaAcanthamoebaBiodiversityEcosystemHumansNew ZealandWater Microbiology18S amplicon sequencingamoebae-mediated pathogen dispersalco-culturefree-living amoebaegroundwaterLegionella pneumophilametagenomics

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PMID39204265
PMCPMC11357516

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