Genetic Characterization of Clinical Acanthamoeba Isolates from Japan using Nuclear and Mitochondrial Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA

Because of an increased number of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) along with associated disease burdens, medical professionals have become more aware of this pathogen in recent years. In this study, by analyzing both the nuclear 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) and mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Md Moshiur, Yagita, Kenji, Kobayashi, Akira, Oikawa, Yosaburo, Hussein, Amjad I.A., Matsumura, Takahiro, Tokoro, Masaharu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3770870/