Acanthamoeba spp. are among the most worldwide prevalent protozoa. It is the causative
agent of a disease known as Acanthamoeba keratitis, a painful and severe sight-threatening …

Acanthamoeba is a ubiquitous genus of amoebae that can act as opportunistic parasites in
both humans and animals, causing a variety of ocular, nervous and dermal pathologies …

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) include species that colonize human epithelia, as well
as species that are ubiquitous in soil and aquatic environments. NTM that primarily inhabit …

Introduction Free-living amoebae are an extensive group of protistans that can be found in a
wide variety of environments. Among them, the Acanthamoeba genus and Naegleria fowleri …

The aim of the present review is to bring together the main references on the diversity of
species, geographic distribution, taxonomy, and phylogeny of naked Amoebozoa from …

Statins are effective sterol lowering agents with high amoebicidal activity. Nevertheless, due
to their poor aqueous solubility, they remain underused especially in eye drop formulation …

Abstract Free Living Amoeba (FLA) infections caused by Acanthamoeba genus include
chronic nervous system diseases such as Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE), or a …

Acanthamoeba genus is a widely distributed and opportunistic parasite with increasing
importance worldwide as an emerging pathogen in the past decades. This protozoan has an …

Acanthamoeba spp., are ubiquitous protist which belongs to Free-Living Amoeba (FLA)
group, is considered as causal agent of side-threatening keratitis or fatal encephalitis among …

Acanthamoeba spp. are free living amoebae which can give rise to Acanthamoeba keratitis
and granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. The surface of Acanthamoeba contains …