| molecular identification of hartmannella vermiformis and vannella persistens from man-made recreational water environments, tehran, iran. | a survey was conducted on man-made recreational water located in different regions of tehran, iran to detect the free-living amoebae present in ponds and fountains of parks and squares. fifty water samples from 22 municipal districts of tehran were screened for free-living amoebae and identified by morphological characters and polymerase chain reaction amplification. amoebae detected were identified as hartmannella vermiformis (12 %) and vannella persistens (4 %), which are the first reports of ... | 2012 | 22476603 |