Ac-HSP20 Is Associated With the Infectivity and Encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Ac-HSP20 Is Associated With the Infectivity and Encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Acanthamoeba castellanii is a pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoeba that causes Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amebic encephalitis (GAE) in immunocompromised individuals. The biological and pathogenic characterizations behind this opportunistic protozoan is not fully underst...

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Main Authors: Ningning Wang, Hongyu Sun, Di Liu, Xiaoming Jiang, Meiyu Zheng, Wenhe Zhu, Quan Liu, Wenyu Zheng, Xianmin Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba
heat shock protein-20
encystation
infectivity
Acanthamoeba keratitis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2020.595080/full

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