Amebic encephalitis and meningoencephalitis: an update on epidemiology, diagnostic methods, and treatment

JC Haston, JR Cope - Current opinion in infectious diseases, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Research to identify new drugs and guide treatment regimens for amebic
meningoencephalitis is lacking. However, improved diagnostic capabilities may lead to …

Global prevalence of free-living amoebae in solid matrices–A systematic review with meta-analysis

BJM Chaúque, TCB da Silva, DL Dos Santos… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous free-living amoebae (FLA) are microorganisms of significant medical,
sanitary, and ecological importance. However, their characterization within solid matrices …

Amoebae as training grounds for microbial pathogens

CTD Price, HE Hanford, T Al-Quadan, M Santic… - Mbio, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Grazing of amoebae on microorganisms represents one of the oldest predator-prey dynamic
relationships in nature. It represents a genetic “melting pot” for an ancient and continuous …

Modelling dynamics between free‐living amoebae and bacteria

M Ali, CA Rice, AW Byrne, PE Paré… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Free‐living amoebae (FLA) serve as hosts for a variety of endosymbionts, which are
microorganisms that reside and multiply within the FLA. Some of these endosymbionts pose …

High Variation in Protist Diversity and Community Composition in Surface Sediment of Hot Springs in Himalayan Geothermal Belt, China

P Zhang, J Xiong, N Qiao, S Luo, Q Yang, X Li, R An… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hot springs are some of the most special environments on Earth. Many prokaryotic and
eukaryotic microbes have been found to live in this environment. The Himalayan geothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of Free-Living Amoebae in New Zealand Groundwater and Their Ability to Feed on Legionella pneumophila

S Ariyadasa, S van Hamelsveld, W Taylor, S Lin… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are common in both natural and engineered freshwater
ecosystems. They play important roles in biofilm control and contaminant removal through …

Phosphonium chloride–based deep eutectic solvents inhibit pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype

N Akbar, AS Khan, R Siddiqui, TH Ibrahim… - Folia Microbiologica, 2024 - Springer
Herein, we investigated the anti-amoebic activity of phosphonium-chloride–based deep
eutectic solvents against pathogenic Acanthamoeba castellanii of the T4 genotype. Deep …

Identification of Candida albicans and non-MRSA Staphylococcus aureus in free-living amoebae isolated from the hospital wards; an alarm for distribution of …

F Mahdavi, M Fatemi… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are isolated from the hospital environments and known as Trojan
horses for medical essential microorganisms. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity and abundance of naked lobose amoebae (Amoebozoa: Tubulinea, Discosea, Variosea) in highly productive soil of Chernevaya taiga (Western …

AA Glotova, SV Loiko, GI Istigechev, AA Kulemzina… - Protistology, 2024 - zin.ru
Amoebozoa is a poorly studied component of the soil microbiota. Data on amoebozoan
diversity in different types of soil remains drastically limited. In this paper, we present results …

Copper resistance in Legionella pneumophila: role of genetic factors and host cells.

G Cameron, SP Faucher - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Copper is frequently found in drinking water due to its presence in the natural environment
and the widespread usage of copper pipes. This toxic metal has a well-known antimicrobial …