Novel Acanthamoeba 18S rRNA gene sequence type from an environmental isolate

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 25 May 2014 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Parasitology Research, volume 113, pages 2,845-2,850 (issn: 0932-0113, eissn: 1432-1955,

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Authors: A, Magnet; N, Henriques-Gil; A L, Galván-Diaz; F, Izquiedo; S, Fenoy; C, del Aguila;

doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-3945-2

pmid: 24858700

Novel Acanthamoeba 18S rRNA gene sequence type from an environmental isolate

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Abstract

The free-living amoebae, Acanthamoeba, can act as opportunistic parasites on a wide range of vertebrates and are becoming a serious threat to human health due to the resistance of their cysts to harsh environmental conditions, disinfectants, some water treatment practices, and their ubiquitous distribution. Subgenus classification based on morphology is being replaced by a classification based on the sequences of the 18S rRNA gene with a total of 18 different genotypes (T1-T18). A new environmental strain of Acanthamoeba isolated from a waste water treatment plant is presented in this study as a candidate for the description of the novel genotype T19 after phylogenetic analysis.

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University of Antioquia
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CEU San Pablo University
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Keywords

Genotype, Water, Acanthamoeba, DNA, Protozoan, Wastewater, Waste Disposal Facilities, Spain, RNA, Ribosomal, 18S, Animals, Phylogeny

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