A method for microbial decontamination of Acanthamoeba cultures using the peritoneal cavity of mice

A method for microbial decontamination of Acanthamoeba cultures using the peritoneal cavity of mice

Objective: To evaluate whether the inoculation of contaminated cultures in the peritoneal cavity of mice could implement decontamination of Acanthamoeba cultures. Methods: Suspensions of Acanthamoeba, Acanthamoeba polyphaga ATCC 30461, or Acanthamoeba spp. isolated from soil (UnB13 strain) were inoc...

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Main Authors: Daniella de Sousa Mendes Moreira Alves, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Patrícia Albuquerque, César Augusto Cuba-Cuba, Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira, Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Subjects:
Acanthamoeba polyphaga
Decontaminating technique
Pure culture
Peritoneal cavity
Macrophages
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115001276

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