Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in the north of Iran

• Main Authors: M. R. Mahmoudi (Author), M. Maleki (Author), N. Zebardast (Author), B. Rahmati (Author), K. Ashrafi (Author), M. Sharifdini (Author), Panagiotis Karanis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acanthamoeba, a free-living and opportunistic protozoan parasite, is a causative agent of severe human infections of the cornea and brain. The present study evaluated the distribution and genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil of recreational places in various areas in Guilan province in...