Survival of Acanthamoeba Cysts after Desiccation for More than 20 Years
- 1 December 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (12), 4045-4048
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01903-08
Abstract
Acanthamoeba is a free-living ameba that is found throughout the world and that causes encephalitis, keratitis, and cutaneous infections in humans. It has two stages in its life cycle: a trophic stage and a resistant cyst stage. We describe here the ability of Acanthamoeba cysts to survive desiccation for more than 20 years.Keywords
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