Molecular detection and comparison of Acanthamoeba genotypes in different functions of watersheds in Taiwan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4335-4344

  Kao, Po Min ^a   Hsu, Bing Mu ^a   Chen, Nai Hsiung ^a   Huang, Kuan Hao ^a   Huang, Chin Chun ^a   Ji, Dar Der ^b   Chen, Jung Sheng ^a   Lin, Wei Chen ^b   Huang, Shih Wei ^c   Chiu, Yi Chou ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Acanthamoeba keratitis; Free living amoebae; Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis; Total coliforms

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ENVIRONMENTAL SURFACES; FREE-LIVING AMOEBAE; GRANULOMATOUS AMOEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; GRANULOMATOUS LESIONS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN PATHOGENS; KAOPING RIVER; MOLECULAR DETECTION; PCR AMPLIFICATION; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SOUTHERN TAIWAN; TOTAL COLIFORMS; WATER SAMPLES; WATER TEMPERATURES;

HEALTH RISKS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

RNA 18S;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GENOTYPE; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN; PROTOZOAN; SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH HAZARD; KERATITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES COMPARISON; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATERSHED;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA KERATITIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; RIVERS; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION;

KAOPING RIVER; TAIWAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA (GENUS); PROTISTA;

EID: 84864844480     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2267-4     Document Type: Article

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