Isolation of acanthamoeba genotype t4 from a non-contact lens wearer from the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: We report the case of a 76-year old Filipino male who presented with pain, redness, and blurring of vision of the right eye. Corneal scraping was done and sent to the St. Luke's Research and Biotechnology Group for detection and identification of the infectious agent. Morphological detection was performed by allowing the organism from the scraping to grow in 1.5% non-nutrient agar plate with heat-killed E. coli. Trophozoites with acanthopodia and double-walled cysts characteristic of Acanthamoeba were observed within the first and second week of observations, respectively. Molecular identification of the amoebae at the genus level based on the presence of Acanthamoeba-specific amplimer S1, ASA.S1 confirmed the morphological identification. Genotyping through sequence revealed that the orga

SUBMITTER: Buerano CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4253062 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature