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Karaman, Ulku, Koloren, Zeynep and Karanis, Panagiotis (2022). Survey and first report of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype in natural spring water resources in the Black Sea, Turkey. J. Water Health, 20 (1). S. 193 - 205. LONDON: IWA PUBLISHING. ISSN 1996-7829

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Abstract

Infection with Acanthamoeba spp. may result in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Water is an important habitat where Acanthamoeba species thrive. Therefore, studying the occurrence of this free-living amoeba in water sources will help understand the infection dynamics. The aim of the study was to survey and report on the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in water resources from the Ordu and Giresun provinces in Black Sea. Acanthamoeba spp. was found in 1/17 natural spring water samples from Ordu and in 2/18 from Giresun. Acanthamoeba species were not detected in any of the investigated tap water samples. Sequencing of the (SSU) rDNA gene resulted in the identification of haplotype I (Acanthamoeba genotype: 10094684). T4 (8.6%) was the only isolated genotype in both Ordu and Giresun provinces. This is the first report of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype in natural spring water resources in the Black Sea. The occurrence of Acanthamoeba species in natural spring water sources should be considered as a potential risk for human infection, especially to high-risk populations.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Karaman, Ulku UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Koloren, Zeynep UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-580171
DOI:	10.2166/wh.2021.250
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Water Health
Volume:	20
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 193 - 205
Date:	2022
Publisher:	IWA PUBLISHING
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1996-7829
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language FREE-LIVING AMEBAS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; HOT-SPRINGS; IDENTIFICATION; SPP.; KERATITIS; STRAINS; SAMPLES; PROVINCE; GENUS Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Microbiology; Water Resources Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/58017