Characterization of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in sewage samples of Calcutta, India
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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23(12): 1271-8, 1990. ilus, tab
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Dans Anglais
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| ID: lil-103656
ABSTRACT
1. It is widely accepted that foul or polluted environments are the principal sources of potentially pathogenic species of free-living amoebae. The present paper is the first report of occurrence of potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae in sewage sample of Calcutta, India. 2. We describe the occurrence, isolation, specific identification and comaprative mouse pathogenicity test of two pathogenic amoebae, viz., Naegleria fowleri (N. aerobia) carter, 1970, causing human meningoencephalitis and Acanthamoeba castellanii Douglas, 1930, causing granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and one non-pathogenic amoeba, viz., A astronyxis Ray and Hayes, 1959, in sewage samples of Calcuta, India. 3. The existence of both pathogenic and non-pathogenic amoebae living side by side is of considerable epidemiological relevance
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LILAS (Amériques)
Sujet Principal:
Eaux d'égout
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Amoeba
Type d'étude:
Etude d'étiologie
Limites du sujet:
Animaux
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Thème du journal:
Biologie
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Médicament
Année:
1990
Type:
Article
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