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Stenamoeba dejonckheerei sp. nov., a Free-Living Amoeba Isolated from a Thermal Spring

Manuel Alejandro Borquez-Román,
Luis Fernando Lares-Jiménez,
Libia Zulema Rodriguez-Anaya,
Jose Reyes Gonzalez-Galaviz,
Paul A. Fuerst,
José Cuauhtémoc Ibarra-Gámez,
Ramón Casillas-Hernández and
Fernando Lares-Villa

Pathogens2020, 9(7), 586;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9070586

17 July 2020

Two amoeboid organisms were obtained from water samples taken from a thermal spring, "Agua Caliente", in Northwestern Mexico. The isolates were obtained when samples were cultivated at 37 °C on non-nutrient agar coated with Escherichia coli. The...

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Co-Existence of Free-Living Amoebae and Potential Human Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated from Rural Household Water Storage Containers

Natasha Potgieter,
Clarissa van der Loo and
Tobias George Barnard

Biology2021, 10(12), 1228;https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10121228

25 November 2021

This study investigated the co-existence of potential human pathogenic bacteria and free-living amoebae in samples collected from stored water in rural households in South Africa using borehole water as a primary water source. Over a period of 5 mont...

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Potentially Pathogenic Free-Living Amoebae Isolated from Soil Samples from Warsaw Parks and Squares

Edyta Beata Hendiger-Rizo,
Magdalena Chmielewska-Jeznach,
Katarzyna Poreda,
Aitor Rizo Liendo,
Anna Koryszewska-Bagińska,
Gabriela Olędzka and
Marcin Padzik

Pathogens2024, 13(10), 895;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13100895

12 October 2024

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are prevalent in diverse environments, representing various genera and species with different pathogenicity. FLA-induced infections, such as the highly fatal amoebic encephalitis, with a mortality rate of 99%, primarily affe...

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Communication

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Free-Living Amoebae in Soil Samples from Santiago Island, Cape Verde

Djeniffer Sousa-Ramos,
María Reyes-Batlle,
Natália K. Bellini,
Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito,
José E. Piñero and
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales

Microorganisms2021, 9(7), 1460;https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9071460

7 July 2021

Free-Living Amoebae (FLA) are widely distributed protozoa, which contain some groups considered as pathogenic microorganisms. These members are able to produce several opportunistic diseases including epithelial disorders, such as keratitis and fatal...

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