Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica
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Volume 60: Issue 1
Isolation of Acanthamoeba from the rhizosphere of maize and lucerne plants
Authors: Erika Orosz 1 , Ágnes Farkas 2 , László Ködöböcz 3 , Péter Becságh 4 , József Danka 1 , István Kucsera 1 , and György Füleky 5
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  • 1 National Center for Epidemiology Department of Parasitology Gyáli út 2-6 H-1097 Budapest Hungary
  • | 2 National Center for Epidemiology Division of Virology Gyáli út 2-6 H-1097 Budapest Hungary
  • | 3 Hungarian Academy of Sciences Department of Soil Biology and Soil Biochemistry, Institute for Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research Herman Otto út 16 H-1022 Budapest Hungary
  • | 4 Roche Hungary Ltd. Edison út 1 H-2040 Budaörs Hungary
  • | 5 Szent István University Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Páter K. út 1 H-2103 Gödöllõ Hungary
Pages:
29–39
Online Publication Date:
25 Mar 2013
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2013
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/amicr.60.2013.1.4
Keywords:
18S rRNA; Acanthamoeba ; real-time PCR; hybridization probes; Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer PCR; sequence analysis
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Acanthamoeba species are free-living amoebae that can be found in almost every range of environments. Within this genus, a number of species are recognized as human pathogens, potentially causing Acanthamoeba keratitis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and chronic granulomatous lesions. Soil and water samples were taken from experimental station at Julianna Major of Plant Protection Institute of Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (CAR HAS). We detected living Acanthamoeba spp. based on culture-confirmed detection combined with the molecular taxonomic identification method. Living Acanthamoeba spp. were detected in thirteen (65%) samples. The presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in the samples depends significantly on the rhizosphere plants. The most frequently identified living Acanthamoeba genotype was T4 followed by T11, T2/T6 and T17. Genotypes T4 and T11 of Acanthamoeba, are responsible for Acanthamoeba keratitis as well as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, and should therefore be considered as a potential health risk associated with human activities in the environment.

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