Isolation and identification of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba in drinking, surface, and stagnant water sources from Alborz Province, Iran

• Main Authors: Ehsan Javanmard (Author), Maryam Niyyati (Author), Ali Taghipour (Author), Marziye Fatemi (Author), Hamed Mirjalali (Author), Panagiotis Karanis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Free-living amoebas (FLAs) can cause neurological and ocular complications in humans. Water supplies play a critical role in transmitting FLAs to humans. The aim of the present study was to investigate the presence of FLAs in various aquatic sources including drinking water, stagnant water, and surf...