Survival of Acanthamoeba cysts after desiccation for more than 20 years.

ABSTRACT: Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba that is found throughout the world and that causes encephalitis, keratitis, and cutaneous infections in humans. It has two stages in its life cycle: a trophic stage and a resistant cyst stage. We describe here the ability of Acanthamoeba cysts to survive desiccation for more than 20 years.

SUBMITTER: Sriram R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2593272 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature