Sub-Genotyping of Acanthamoeba T4 Complex: Experience from North India

K Megha, M Sharma, A Gupta, R Sehgal, S Khurana - Parasitologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Acanthamoeba genus comprises the free-living amoebae that are ubiquitously present
as opportunistic pathogens. They cause serious human diseases—for instance …

Comparing cytotoxicity and efficacy of miltefosine and standard antimicrobial agents against Acanthamoeba trophozoites and cyst forms: An in vitro study

A Latifi, M Mohebali, S Yasami, M Soleimani… - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is an eye disease often occurring in contact lens wearers. AK
treatment is prolonged and requires multiple drugs, which can lead to adverse effects. Our …

Comparative genomic analysis of Acanthamoeba from different sources and horizontal transfer events of antimicrobial resistance genes

X Ling, X Gu, Y Shen, C Fu, Y Zhou, Y Yin, Y Gao… - Msphere, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Acanthamoeba species are among the most common free-living amoeba and ubiquitous
protozoa, mainly distributed in water and soil, and cause Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and …

The gene expression and proteomic profiling of Acanthamoeba isolates

C Sharma, S Khurana, A Bhatia, A Arora… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The free-living protozoan Acanthamoeba can cause severe keratitis known as
Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK) and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). The …

An Insight into the Genome of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Acanthamoeba

C Sharma, S Khurana, A Arora, A Bhatia, A Gupta - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Acanthamoeba are amphizoic amoeba majorly responsible for causing
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Despite its …

[HTML][HTML] Staurosporine as a Potential Treatment for Acanthamoeba Keratitis Using Mouse Cornea as an Ex Vivo Model

RL Rodríguez-Expósito, I Sifaoui, L Salazar-Villatoro… - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous genus of amoebae that can trigger a severe and progressive
ocular disease known as Acanthamoeba Keratitis (AK). Furthermore, current treatment …

Amoebicidal effect of Fluconazole and Verapamil together against trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii

M Aykur - Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Acanthamoeba species are an important pathogen that causes Acanthamoeba keratitis,
which causes a visual loss, and encephalitis, which lead to the central nervous system …

Prevalence of HSV Genomic Signatures Among Acanthamoeba Hosts and Contaminated Lens Cases: A Molecular and Clinical Study

JC Navia, A Alfonso, D Miller… - … & Visual Science, 2025 - iovs.arvojournals.org
Purpose: To document the presence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) genomic signatures
among Acanthamoeba hosts recovered from patients with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and …

Successful treatment of cutaneous Acanthamoeba castellanii infection with miltefosine in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia on ibrutinib

JSK Teh, PCK Tam, PR Badenoch… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Acanthamoeba infections pose a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians. Early
recognition, prompt diagnosis and rapid initiation of treatment are essential to improve …

[PDF][PDF] An Insight into the Genome of Pathogenic and Non-Pathogenic Acanthamoeba. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1558

C Sharma, S Khurana, A Arora, A Bhatia, A Gupta - 2022 - academia.edu
Background: Acanthamoeba are amphizoic amoeba majorly responsible for causing
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) and Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Despite its …