First time identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes in the cornea samples of wild birds; Is Acanthamoeba keratitis making the predatory birds a target?

KARAKAVUK, MUHAMMET; AYKUR, MEHMET; Sahar, Esra; Karakus, Mehmet; Aldemir, Duygu; Donduren, Omer; Ozdemir, Huseyin; CAN, HÜSEYİN; GÜRÜZ, ADNAN; DAĞCI, HANDE; DÖŞKAYA, MERT

doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2017.08.007

First time identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes in the cornea samples of wild birds; Is Acanthamoeba keratitis making the predatory birds a target?

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KARAKAVUK M., AYKUR M., Sahar E. A., Karakus M., Aldemir D., Donduren O., ...Daha Fazla

EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY, cilt.183, ss.137-142, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 183
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.exppara.2017.08.007
Dergi Adı: EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-142
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba which can be isolated from environment and among others well known as an opportunist protozoan parasite causing infections in humans and animals. Eyes are extremely important for the wild birds and losing sight ability due to Acanthamoeba can be dangerous.