Morphological and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from contact lens paraphernalia in Malaysia: Highlighting the pathogenic potential of T4 genotype

Morphological and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from contact lens paraphernalia in Malaysia: Highlighting the pathogenic potential of T4 genotype

Objective: To determine the morphological and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolates from contact lens paraphernalia in Malaysia and to investigate their pathogenic potential based on the physiological tolerance. Methods: One hundred and eighty contact lens wearers donated their contac...

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Main Authors: Rosnani Hanim Mohd Hussain, Nur Syahirah Mohamad Isa, Khairul Ameera Kamaruddin, Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani, Naveed Ahmed Khan, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Tengku Shahrul Anuar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
Subjects:
acanthamoeba; contact lens; culture; pathogenic; pcr; t4 genotype; malaysia
Online Access:http://www.apjtm.org/article.asp?issn=1995-7645;year=2020;volume=13;issue=12;spage=542;epage=549;aulast=Mohd

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