학술논문
Survival of Acanthamoeba Cysts after Desiccation for More than 20 Years
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of Clinical Microbiology; December 2008, Vol. 46 Issue: 12 p4045-4048, 4p
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Language
ISSN
00951137; 1098660X
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.