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Mahmoudi, M. R., Maleki, M., Zebardast, N., Rahmati, B., Ashrafi, K., Sharifdini, M. and Karanis, Panagiotis (2022). Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in north of Iran. J. Water Health, 20 (10). S. 1604 - 1611. LONDON: IWA PUBLISHING. ISSN 1996-7829

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Abstract

Acanthamoeba, a free-living and opportunistic protozoan parasite, is a causative agent of severe human infections of the cornea and brain. The present study evaluated the distribution and genotyping of Acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil of recreational places in various areas in Guilan province in northern Iran. Eighty water and 20 soil samples were collected from the study area. Water samples were vacuum filtered through a 0.45 mu m pore-size membrane filter. Soil samples were washed with sterile distilled water, and washings were similarly filtered, as mentioned for water samples. The filtered material was cultured on non-nutrient agar plates seeded with heat-killed Escherichia coli. Molecular analysis was performed by PCR and sequencing using specific primers for Acanthamoeba. Finally, 26 isolates were successfully sequenced. According to culture and PCR methods, 54% of water and 100% of soil samples were contaminated with Acanthamoeba. Based on the sequencing data, genotypes T4 (47%), T5 (35.29%) and, T3 (11.76%), T11 (5.88%) were identified in water samples. GenotypesT4 (66.6%), T5 (22.2%) and T15 (11.1%) identified in water samples. Most isolates might present a potential health hazard for humans in this region. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first comprehensive survey of water and soil of recreational areas in northern Iran and the first report on identifying genotype T15 from soil sources.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mahmoudi, M. R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Maleki, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Zebardast, N. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rahmati, B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Ashrafi, K. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sharifdini, M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Karanis, Panagiotis UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-674239
DOI:	10.2166/wh.2022.193
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Water Health
Volume:	20
Number:	10
Page Range:	S. 1604 - 1611
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; SURFACE-WATER; GENOTYPES; RESOURCES; KERATITIS; PROVINCE; JAMAICA; STRAINS; SAMPLES Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Microbiology; Water Resources Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/67423