Infection of Acanthamoeba polyphaga with Simkania negevensis and S. negevensis Survival within Amoebal Cysts

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 4789-4795

  Kahane, Simona ^a   Dvosktn, Bella ^a   Mathias, Mazit ^b   Friedman, Maureen G ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CERCOPITHECUS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VERO CELL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHLAMYDIALES; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0035489762     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.10.4789-4795.2001     Document Type: Article

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