The effect of in vitro growth conditions on the resistance of Acanthamoeba cysts

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-205

  Coulon, Celine ^a,b   Dechamps, Nathalie ^c   Meylheuc, Thierry ^d   Collignon, Anne ^b   McDonnell, Gerald ^e   Thomas, Vincent ^a  

^a STERIS SA R and D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c DIF   (France)

^d UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^e STERIS Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amoeba; biocide; encystment; growth condition; human cells; protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CELLULOSE; CYST; ENCYSTMENT; PATHOGENICITY; PESTICIDE; PROTOZOAN; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPHOZOITE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELL LINE; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; TROPHOZOITES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA (GENUS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 84861100684     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2012.00612.x     Document Type: Article

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