Legionella species are environmental gram-negative bacteria able to cause a severe form of
pneumonia in humans known as Legionnaires' disease. Since the identification of …

Bacterial sphingomyelinases and phospholipases are a heterogeneous group of esterases
which are usually surface associated or secreted by a wide variety of Gram-positive and …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are parasites within both humans and animals causing a wide
range of symptoms and act as hosts of, and vehicles for phylogenetically diverse …

Free-living amoebas (FLA) are ubiquitous environmental protists that have enormously
contributed to the microbiological contamination of water sources. FLAs have displayed …

Acanthamoeba, an opportunistic pathogen is known to cause an infection of the cornea,
central nervous system, and skin. Acanthamoeba feeds different microorganisms, including …

Symbiotic associations can allow an organism to acquire novel traits by accessing the
genetic repertoire of its partner. In the Dictyostelium discoideum farming symbiosis, certain …

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms based on
shared characteristics and, more recently, on evolutionary relationships. With the birth of …

Acanthamoeba is known to interact with a plethora of microorganisms such as bacteria,
fungi and viruses. In these interactions, the amoebae can be predatory in nature …

Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous genus of amoebae that can act as opportunistic parasites in
both humans and animals, causing a variety of ocular, nervous and dermal pathologies …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are cosmopolitan microorganisms known to be pathogenic to
humans who often have a history of contact with contaminated water. Swimming pools and …