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SUBMITTER: Niyyati M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4838054 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Niyyati Maryam M Saberi Reza R Latifi Alireza A Lasjerdi Zohreh Z
Environmental health insights 20160419
A comprehensive survey was conducted along 10 km of geothermal rivers in southwestern Iran. A total of 40 water samples were tested for the presence of Acanthamoeba spp., and genotypes were determined by targeting the diagnostic fragment 3 region of the 18S rRNA gene. The pathogenic potential of all positive isolates was also identified using tolerance ability test. High occurrences of Acanthamoeba (50%) were detected in the sampling areas. Based on sequencing analysis, isolates belonging to T4 ...[more]