Isolation of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> T5 from Water: Characterization of Its Pathogenic Potential, Including the Production of Extracellular Vesicles

Isolation of <i>Acanthamoeba</i> T5 from Water: Characterization of Its Pathogenic Potential, Including the Production of Extracellular Vesicles

<i>Acanthamoeba</i> is a genus of free-living amoebae widely distributed in nature, associated with the development of encephalitis and keratitis. Despite the fact that it is common to find genotype T5 in environmental samples, only a few cases have been associated with clinical cases in...

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Main Authors: Lissette Retana Moreira, Daniel Vargas Ramírez, Fátima Linares, Alexa Prescilla Ledezma, Annette Vaglio Garro, Antonio Osuna, Jacob Lorenzo Morales, Elizabeth Abrahams Sandí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
pathogenic potential
proteases
cytopathic effect
extracellular vesicles
atomic force microscopy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/2/144

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