Occurrence of Acanthamoeba genotypes in Central West Malaysian environments

• Main Authors: Basher, Mohamad Hafiz Abdul, Ithoi, Init, Mahmud, Rohela, Abdulsalam, Awatif Mohamed, Foead, Agus Iwan, Dawaki, Salwa, Atroosh, Wahib Mohammed Mohsen, Nissapatorn, Veeranoot, Abdullah, Wan Omar
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22346/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.11.015

Acanthamoeba species are ubiquitous free-living protozoa that can be found worldwide. Occasionally, it can become parasitic and the causative agent of acanthamoebic keratitis (AK) and Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis (GAE) in man. A total of 160 environmental samples and 225 naturally-infected ani...