Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Free-Living Amoebae (Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Vermamoeba) in the Farmland Soils and Recreational Places in Iran.

Hossein PazokiMaryam NiyyatiEhsan JavanmardZohreh LasjerdiAdel SpotinHamed MirjalaliMahmood Reza Behravan

Published in: Acta parasitologica (2019)

The results indicate that soil could be a serious hazard to human health, and therefore, further studies are expected to investigate the source of infection in patients developing FLA-related diseases. The present study is the first to investigate FLA in the farmland soils in Iran and the first to report the presence of N. canariensis in the country.

Keyphrases

human health
heavy metals
risk assessment
end stage renal disease
climate change
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
drug induced