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- Title
Genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. from water sources from Northwestern Iran.
- Authors
Haniloo, Ali; Pezeshki, Ali; Mahmmodzadeh, Abbas; Kadkhodamohammadi, Elnaz
- Abstract
Acanthamoeba spp. are free-living amoebae which are ubiquitously distributed worldwide and can be found in the wide range of environments, particularly in various types of water sources, where they able to cause important health problems. In the present study, cultures containing Acanthamoeba from water samples were obtained from our earlier survey. For an analysis of the genetic pattern of Acanthamoeba isolates, DNA sequencing of nuclear small-subunit rRNA gene (18S rRNA or Rns) was applied. A phylogenetic analyses of the isolates displayed that all of them were belonged to the potentially pathogenic T4 genotype. This investigation provides further evidence that the T4 genotype is the most prevalent in water samples and demonstrates that there is a need for taking more consideration to water sources in order to prevent complications associated with pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp.
- Subjects
IRAN; ACANTHAMOEBA; WATER quality; GENOTYPES; PROTOZOA genetics; AQUATIC microbiology; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Acta Parasitologica, 2017, Vol 62, Issue 4, p790
- ISSN
1230-2821
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ap-2017-0095