Free-living amoebae (FLA) are cosmopolitan microorganisms known to be pathogenic to
humans who often have a history of contact with contaminated water. Swimming pools and …

Purpose This study was designed to establish risk factors for the development of
Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) for daily disposable (DD) contact lens (CL) users compared …

Free-living amoeba (FLA) is widely distributed in the natural environment. Since these
amoebae are widely found in various waters, they pose an important public health problem …

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 …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the microbial characteristics of coastal waters
which are impacted by anthropogenic pollution as well as estimate the health risks …

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

The present study aims to identify the Acanthamoeba genotypes and their pathogenic
potential in three recreational lakes in Malaysia. Thirty water samples were collected by …

Free-living amoebae (FLA) thrive in diverse environmental conditions. The present study
aimed to define the FLA distribution from the Caspian Sea as well as from hospital ward dust …

The present study identifies the Acanthamoeba genotypes and their pathogenic potential in
five marine waters in Malaysia. Fifty water samples were collected between January and …

Few studies have been conducted in the cooling systems of power plants; they have focused
on Naegleria fowleri, leaving a gap in the knowledge of other pathogenic free-living …