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SUBMITTER: Baquero RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069338 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baquero Rocío A RA Reyes-Batlle María M Nicola Graciela G GG Martín-Navarro Carmen M CM López-Arencibia Atteneri A Guillermo Esteban J J Valladares Basilio B Martínez-Carretero Enrique E Piñero José E JE Lorenzo-Morales Jacob J
Pathogens and global health 20140617 4
Free-living amoebae (FLA) include opportunistic pathogens such as Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and the genera Sappinia and Acanthamoeba. In this study, a survey was conducted in order to evaluate the presence of potentially pathogenic amoebic strains in water samples collected from wells located in the western part of Guinea-Bissau. The samples were left to precipitate for 48 hours and then the sediments were seeded on non-nutrient agar plates containing Escherichia coli spread an ...[more]