The Isolation and Detection of Acanthamoeba in Rural Water Sources of Arak, Iran

Abstract Background and Objective: Acanthamoeba species are free-living protozoa that can be isolated from all environments. They can bring about different diseases in healthy individuals and immune suppressed patients, for example, Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE), Acanthamoeba Keratitis (A...

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Main Authors: M Mosayebi, B Ghorbanzadeh, Z Eslamirad, M Ejtehadifar, B Rastad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2014-01-01
Series:Medical Laboratory Journal
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Online Access:http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-390-en.html