التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Genotyping of Acanthamoeba isolated from water in recreational areas of Tehran, Iran. |
| المؤلفون: |
Nazar, M., Haghighi, A., Niyyati, M., Eftekhar, M., Tahvildar-biderouni, F., Taghipour, N., Abadi, A., Mojarad, E. Nazemalhosseini, Athari, A. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of Water & Health; Sep2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p603-608, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
ACANTHAMOEBA, AQUATIC microbiology, RECREATION areas, POLYMERASE chain reaction, RNA, KERATITIS |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
TEHRAN (Iran), IRAN |
| مستخلص: |
A comprehensive survey assessing the presence of Acanthamoeba was conducted on 50 samples from water sources in parks and public squares from 22 municipal districts of Tehran, Iran. The prevalence and genotypes of Acanthamoeba were determined by PCR and the PCR fragments of ribosomal RNA genes sequenced. Sixteen (32%) samples were positive for Acanthamoeba spp. Sequence analysis revealed that the positive isolates belonged to the T4 and T5 genotypes. Fourtee isolates (87.5%) were T4, and two (12.5%) were T5. Acanthamoeba may be a problematic organis for contact lens wearers and for immunocompromised individuals. In Iran, Acanthamoeba keratitis has increased in recent years, mainly due to poor hygiene in contact lens wearers. A thorough surve for the prevalence of this amoeba could have a significant role in prevention of disease. This is th first report of the T5 genotype from water in recreational areas of Tehran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Journal of Water & Health is the property of IWA Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
