The occurrence Acanthamoeba (Free living amoeba) in environmental and respiratory samples in Poland

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-279

  Łanocha, Natalia ^a   Kosik Bogacka, Danuta ^a   Maciejewska, Agnieszka ^b   Sawczuk, Marek ^b   Wilk, Aleksandra ^a   Kuźna Grygiel, Wanda ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Free living amoebae (FLA); Patients with immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA (GENUS); BALAMUTHIA; NAEGLERIA;

EID: 75249086341     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: 16890027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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