Acanthamoeba sp. promotes the survival and growth of Acinetobacter baumanii

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-25

  Cateau, Estelle ^a   Verdon, Julien ^b   Fernandez, Beatrice ^c   Hechard, Yann ^b   Rodier, Marie Helene ^a,b  

^a Faculte de Medecine et de Pharmacie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Acinetobacter baumanii; Water

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; TROPHOZOITE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CROSS INFECTION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ACANTHAMOEBA CULBERTSONI; ACANTHAMOEBA SP.; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 79955016666     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02261.x     Document Type: Letter

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