Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the environment
and is well recognized to produce serious human infections, including a blinding keratitis …

CNS infections continue to rise in incidence in conjunction with increases in
immunocompromised populations or conditions that contribute to the emergence of …

Acanthamoebae are free-living protists and human pathogens, whose cellular functions and
pathogenicity strongly depend on the transport of intracellular vesicles and granules through …

1. A host for viruses 2. A host for yeast 3. A host for protists 4. Acanthamoeba and bacteria
interactions 5. Is Acanthamoebaan evolutionary ancestor of macrophages? 6 …

The majority of the keratitis-causing Acanthamoeba isolates are genotype T4. In an attempt
to determine whether predominance of T4 isolates in Acanthamoeba keratitis is due to …

A comprehensive survey to document the presence of free-living amoebae of the genus
Acanthamoeba was conducted in tap water and sea water sources related to human …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is an emerging protozoan parasite, an agent of granulomatous
amoebic encephalitis involving the central nervous system, with a case fatality rate of> 98 …

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare but sight-threatening ocular infection. Outbreaks have
been associated with contaminated water and contact lens wear. The epidemiology and …

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 …

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus spp. Although AFB1 is implicated as a
carcinogen in hepatocellular carcinoma, brain autopsies in affected areas have revealed its …