| isolation and molecular identification of vermamoeba vermiformis strains from soil sources in el hierro island, canary islands, spain. | free-living amoebae (fla) are widely distributed protozoa in the environment and have been isolated from many sources such as dust, soil and water. furthermore, some genera/species of fla such as naegleria fowleri, balamuthia mandrillaris and acanthamoeba spp. are also able to cause opportunistic infections in humans and other animals. more recently, fla have been reported to be environmental carriers of pathogenic bacteria, fungi and viruses, and thus have gained further importance from the pub ... | 2016 | 27056561 |