Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba that is widely distributed in the environment. It is an
opportunist protist, which is known to cause rare yet fatal infection of the central nervous …

Free-living amoebas, including Acanthamoeba spp., are widely distributed in soil, water, and
air. They are capable of causing granulomatous amebic encephalitis, Acanthamoeba …

Acanthamoeba species, Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris are opportunistic
pathogens that cause a range of brain, skin, eye, and disseminated diseases in humans and …

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a painful vision-threatening infection caused by pathogenic
free-living Acanthamoeba. Due to the non-specific clinical presentation, this condition tends …

Background Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is an important cause of ocular morbidity in both
contact lens wearers and non wearers. Medical management comprises prolonged empiric …

HIGHLIGHTS This study is the first to provide data on the presence of Acanthamoeba spp.
on the surface waters of the Seven Crater Lakes of Laguna, Philippines. High prevalence of …

The Acanthamoeba genus comprises the free-living amoebae that are ubiquitously present
as opportunistic pathogens. They cause serious human diseases—for instance …

Acanthamoeba are free-living protozoa present ubiquitously in numerous environmental
reservoirs that exist as an actively feeding trophozoite or a dormant cyst stage. The …

Pathogenic free-living amoebae (FLA), namely Acanthamoeba sp., Naegleria fowleri and
Balamuthia mandrillaris are distributed worldwide. These neurotropic amoebae can cause …

Background: Pathogenic free-living amoeba (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria
fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris are causative agents of fatal amoebic encephalitis …