Acanthamoeba keratitis is an unusual corneal infection that is recently increasing in
frequency and is often contracted by contact lens wearers, someone who experienced …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa widely distributed in the environment, found in a
great diversity of terrestrial biomes. Some genera of FLA are linked to human infections. The …

Acanthamoeba spp. can cause amoebic keratitis (AK). Chlorhexidine is effective for AK
treatment as monotherapy, but with a relative failure on drug bioavailability in the deep …

The present study identifies the Acanthamoeba genotypes and their pathogenic potential in
five marine waters in Malaysia. Fifty water samples were collected between January and …

Several species of Acanthamoeba genus are potential pathogens and etiological agents of
several diseases. The pathogenic mechanisms carried out by these amoebae in different …

Acanthamoeba is among the most ubiquitous protistan groups in nature. Knowledge of the
biological diversity of Acanthamoeba comes in part from the use of strains maintained by the …

The Acanthamoeba genus comprises the free-living amoebae that are ubiquitously present
as opportunistic pathogens. They cause serious human diseases—for instance …

Objective Acanthamoeba keratitis cause severe corneal infection and lead to poor vision
and blindness. This disease is caused by a unicellular amphizoic protozoon called …

Acanthamoeba castellanii genotype T4 is a clinically significant free-living amoeba that
causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and amoebic keratitis in human beings. During …

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but serious infection of the cornea, typically associated
with contact lens wear. Here, we present a case of AK caused by the Acanthamoeba …