| isolation of thermotolerant vermamoeba vermiformis strains from water sources in lanzarote island, canary islands, spain. | in this study, twenty water samples were collected in the island of lanzarote, canary islands, spain in order to check for the presence of v. vermiformis strains in these samples. water samples were cultured on 2% non-nutrient agar (nna) plates covered with a thin layer of heat killed e. coli and checked daily for the presence of vermamoeba. after a week, v. vermiformis amoebae were observed in 2 of the 20 processed samples (10%) incubated at room temperature and 37°c. molecular characterization ... | 2016 | 27447234 |
| 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 |