Application of PCR-RFLP technique and direct PCR-sequencing analysis to determine the relationships of Acanthamoeba
The genus of Acanthamoeba comprises of several free-living amoebae and mostly found in environment habitats worldwide. These organisms can infect a variety of mammals, including humans involving brain, eyes, skin, bones and lungs (Armstrong, 2000; Martinez, 1999). The taxonomy of Acanthamoeba is has...
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Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
2004
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/42564/ http://eprints.usm.my/42564/1/pBIO41.pdf |
| Summary: | The genus of Acanthamoeba comprises of several free-living amoebae and mostly found in environment habitats worldwide. These organisms can infect a variety of mammals, including humans involving brain, eyes, skin, bones and lungs (Armstrong, 2000; Martinez, 1999). The taxonomy of Acanthamoeba is has yet to be established and still under review, although species identification of the genus by
cyst morphology has been extensively used (Page, 1967). |
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