The 1976 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease led to the discovery of the intracellular bacterial
pathogen Legionella pneumophila. Given their impact on human health, Legionella species …

Pathogens are becoming nearly untreatable due to the rise in gaining new resistance
against standard antibiotics. Coexistence of microbial pathogens, antibiotics and antibiotic …

Free-living amoebae are protists frequently found in water and soils. They feed on other
microorganisms, mainly bacteria, and digest them through phagocytosis. It is accepted that …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are amphizoic protozoans with a cosmopolitan distribution.
Some strains of species are associated with infections in humans. They feed on …

Free living amoeba (FLA) are among the organisms commonly found in wastewater and are
well-established hosts for diverse microbial communities. Despite its clinical significance …

Background: Acanthamoeba spp. is potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba that can exist
in various water sources. The presence of this amoeba in water sources could be a health …

Background Acanthamoeba spp. are one of the free-living amoeba that spread worldwide
causing keratitis. Owing to the increase in the use of lenses, whether for medical or cosmetic …

Protozoa are eukaryotic cells distributed worldwide in nature and are receiving increasing
attention as reservoirs and potential vectors for the transmission of pathogenic bacteria. In …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) include amphizoic microorganisms important in public health,
widely isolated from air, water, and soil. However, its occurrence in sewage-related …

The hospital water system may constitute a reservoir for microorganisms, such as
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia …