Survivability of acanthamoeba strains isolated from clinical and environmental specimens during axenization

Acanthamoeba is a free living protozoa that can cause keratitis and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Physiological characteristics of this amoeba are found to have a medical importance in which it can be related to the pathogenicity potential of the organism. This study was carried out to investi...

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Main Authors: Nurul Farhana Jufri (Author), Anisah Nordin (Author), Mohamed Kamel Abd Ghani (Author), Yusof Suboh (Author), Noraina Abd Rahim (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit UKM, 2011.
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