Characterization of Acanthamoeba Isolates from Dust of a Public Hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in the hospital environment may represent a health risk for patients, since these organisms can cause severe opportunistic illness, such as keratitis, and also can harbor pathogenic agents. We analyzed the dust from some environments of a public hospital in Curitiba, Paran...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 2010-01, Vol.57 (1), p.70-75
Hauptverfasser:	COSTA, ADRIANA O, CASTRO, EDILENE A, FERREIRA, GABRIELA A, FURST, CINTHIA, CROZETA, MARCOS A, THOMAZ-SOCCOL, VANETE
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acanthamoeba Acanthamoeba - cytology Acanthamoeba - genetics Acanthamoeba - growth & development Acanthamoeba - isolation & purification Acanthamoeba Keratitis - complications Acanthamoeba Keratitis - parasitology Animals Biological and medical sciences Brazil Collective facilities Culture Media - chemistry DNA, Protozoan - analysis DNA, Protozoan - genetics Dust - analysis Environment. Living conditions Genetic Variation Hospital dust Hospitals, Public Humans Mannitol - chemistry Medical sciences Opportunistic Infections - complications Opportunistic Infections - parasitology osmo-tolerance pathogenicity PCR Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - analysis RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Temperature thermo-tolerance
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