Acanthamoeba castellanii: In vitro UAH-T17c3 trophozoite growth study in different culture media

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2563-2567

  Heredero Bermejo, I ^a   San Juan Martin, C ^a   Soliveri De Carranza, J ^a   Copa Patino J L ^a   Perez Serrano J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTOCASITONE; BRAIN HEART INFUSION BROTH; FUNGAL EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND AGENTS; PEPTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING TOWER; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE VIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TROPHOZOITE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; CULTURE MEDIA; PARASITOLOGY; TROPHOZOITES;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII;

EID: 84863470853     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2761-1     Document Type: Article

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