Acanthamoeba As a Temporal Vehicle of Cryptosporidium.
From: Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida de Vigo s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Parasitology research
- Publish Date: Apr 2007
- ISSN: 0932-0113
- Volume: 100
- Issue: 5
- Pages: 1151-4
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Gómez-Couso H, Paniagua-Crespo E, Ares-Mazás E, et al. Acanthamoeba As a Temporal Vehicle of Cryptosporidium.. Parasitol. Res. Apr 2007;100:1151-4
Abstract
The capacity of Acanthamoeba to predate Cryptosporidium oocysts was demonstrated. A maximum of six oocysts per Acanthamoeba trophozoite were detected, and a slow elimination of the internalized oocysts to the surrounding culture medium was observed. Free-living amoebae may act as carriers of Cryptosporidium oocysts and, thus, may play an important role in the transmission of cryptosporidiosis.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Acanthamoeba, Animals, Cryptosporidium, Feeding Behavior, Oocysts
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