Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France
We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium.
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| author | Alexandre Battaini Bernard La Scola Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin Louis Hoffart Michel Drancourt |
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| description | We report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c17247394d254514961cf5d17578c1082022-12-22T03:08:23ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-02-0124238738910.3201/eid2402.170541Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, FranceAlexandre BattainiBernard La ScolaGaëlle Ho Wang YinLouis HoffartMichel DrancourtWe report a case of Acanthamoeba castellani keratitis in a person who wore contact lenses. The amebae hosted an ameba-resistant bacterial symbiont, provisionally named “Attilina massiliensis,” a yet undescribed α-Proteobacterium.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_articleAttilina massiliensiskeratitisamebaamoebaAcanthamoeba castellanimatrioshka strategy |
| spellingShingle | Alexandre Battaini Bernard La Scola Gaëlle Ho Wang Yin Louis Hoffart Michel Drancourt Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France Emerging Infectious Diseases Attilina massiliensis keratitis ameba amoeba Acanthamoeba castellani matrioshka strategy |
| title | Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France |
| title_full | Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France |
| title_fullStr | Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France |
| title_full_unstemmed | Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France |
| title_short | Amebaborne “Attilina massiliensis” Keratitis, France |
| title_sort | amebaborne attilina massiliensis keratitis france |
| topic | Attilina massiliensis keratitis ameba amoeba Acanthamoeba castellani matrioshka strategy |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/2/17-0541_article |
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