Detection of Free Living Amoebae in Korean Aquatic Environment by using Molecular-based Technique |
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학술지명 IUMS 2017
저자 김민정,이근혜,이현지,이규철,조영철
발표일 2017-07-20
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Objectives: Acanthamoeba spp. and Naegleria fowleri are free-living amoebas (FLA) widely distributed in natural environments and are associated with some severe diseases in humans. N. fowleri, known as the "brain-eating amoeba", is a species of the genus Naegleria, belonging to the phylum Percolozoa. It can be pathogenic, causing a severe brain infection called naegleriasis. We compared some molecular methods and set up the most sensitive detection method, duplex real-time PCR, in order to detect 2 kinds of amoeba in water simultaneously. And then, we investigated two kinds of FLA in some raw water samples on a trial basis. |