Acanthamoeba: Keratopathogenicity of isolates from domestic tap water in Korea

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-367

  Jeong, Hae Jin ^a,b   Lee, Sun Joo ^a   Kim, Jeong Hwan ^a   Xuan, Ying Hua ^c   Lee, Keun Hee ^a   Park, Sang Kyun ^a   Choi, Sun Hee ^a   Chung, Dong Il ^c   Kong, Hyun Hee ^c   Ock, Mee Sun ^d   Yu, Hak Sun ^a,b  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

18S rDNA sequencing analysis; Acanthamoeba; Cytopathic effect; Domestic tap water; Mitochondrial DNA RFLP; Potential keratopathogenicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DRINKING WATER; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; POLY(HEXAMETHYLENEBIGUANIDE); RIBOSOME DNA; TAP WATER;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; KOREA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ANIMALS; BIGUANIDES; CELL LINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CONTACT LENSES; DISINFECTANTS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EPITHELIUM, CORNEAL; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBA;

EID: 35748975175     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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