Shigellosis is the major global cause of dysentery. Shigella sonnei, which has historically
been more commonly isolated in developed countries, is undergoing an unprecedented …

We examined the current groundwater (used for drinking) quality in Pakistan after
implementation of Millennium Development Goals, including contaminants, their sources …

Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous amoebae able to cause important infections in
humans and other vertebrates. The full/near-full sequences (> 2000 bp) of the small subunit …

Outbreak incidents raise the question of whether the less frequent aetiological agents of
outbreaks are really less frequent in water. Alternatively, waterborne transmission could be …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa widely distributed in the environment, found in a
great diversity of terrestrial biomes. Some genera of FLA are linked to human infections. The …

Free‐living amoebas (FLAs) are microorganisms, unicellular protozoa widely distributed in
nature and present in different environments, such as water or soil; they are maintained in …

Acanthamoeba spp. is a free living protozoan in the environment, but can cause serious
diseases. Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK), a severe and painful eye infection, must be treated …

Acanthamoebae are the most common opportunistic amphizoic protozoa that cause life-
threatening granulomatous amoebic encephalitis in immunocompromised individuals and …

Abstract Free-living Amoebae of Acanthamoeba genus include non-pathogenic and
pathogenic strains that are currently classified in 18 different genotypes, T1–T18. In this …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are the most abundant and widely distributed protozoa in the
environment. An investigation was conducted to determine the presence of free-living …