The most abundant cyst wall proteins of Acanthamoeba castellanii are lectins that bind cellulose and localize to distinct structures in developing and mature cyst walls.

• Main Authors: Pamela Magistrado-Coxen (Author), Yousuf Aqeel (Author), Angelo Lopez (Author), John R Haserick (Author), Breeanna R Urbanowicz (Author), Catherine E Costello (Author), John Samuelson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Acanthamoeba castellanii, which causes keratitis and blindness in under-resourced countries, is an emerging pathogen worldwide, because of its association with contact lens use. The wall makes cysts resistant to sterilizing reagents in lens solutions and to antibiotics...