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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1980 April; 39(4): 681-685

Growth characteristics, cytopathic effect in cell culture, and virulence in mice of 36 type strains belonging to 19 different Acanthamoeba spp.

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A total of 36 strains belonging to 19 different species of Acanthamoeba were compared for temperature tolerance, ability to grow in an axenic medium, cytopathic effect in Vero cell culture, and virulence in mice. Pathogenic strains appeared to belong to different species, whereas pathogenic and nonpathogenic strains occurred in one species. Although growth at high temperatures and readiness to grow axenically indicated a potential for pathogenicity, each such strain had to be tested in cell cultures or laboratory mice to determine whether or not it was virulent. This study was not intended to differentiate Acanthamoeba spp., but to provide methods to be used for the specific isolation and identification of pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains.

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