Morphological and Molecular Survey of Naegleria spp. in Water Bodies Used for Recreational Purposes in Rasht city, Northern Iran

Background: Naegleria spp. is a free-living amoeba of which some species includ­ing N. fowleri and N. australeinsis are highly pathogenic in human and ani­mals. These widespread amoebae could be found in different environmental sources particularly in aquatic resources of tropical and subtropical r...

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Main Authors: Maryam NIYYATI, Zohreh LASJERDI, Saeed ZAREIN-DOLAB, Mahdieh NAZAR, Hamed BEHNIAFAR, Mohammad Reza MAHMOUDI, Ehsan NAZEMALHOSSEINI MOJARAD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/689