Genotyping and phylogenic study of Acanthamoeba isolates from human keratitis and swimming pool water samples in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Acanthamoeba keratitis cause severe corneal infection and lead to poor vision and blindness. This disease is caused by a unicellular amphizoic protozoon called Acanthamoeba spp. that present in different environments. This study aimed to represent the existence and genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. in patients with keratitis and swimming pool water (SPW) in Tehran Province, Central Iran.

Methods

In this descriptive study, 56 clinical samples were collected from patients with keratitis and 30 water samples were collected from different swimming pools in Tehran Province. All samples were examined based on the morphological and molecular techniques. The genotypes were determined by sequencing the partial of 18S rRNA gene.

Results

Of 56 clinic

SUBMITTER: Esboei BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341446 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature