Pathogenic amoebas from brackish and ocean sediments, with a description of Acanthamoeba hatchetti, n. sp

T K Sawyer; G S Visvesvara; B A Harke

doi:10.1126/science.867031

Pathogenic amoebas from brackish and ocean sediments, with a description of Acanthamoeba hatchetti, n. sp

Science. 1977 Jun 17;196(4296):1324-5. doi: 10.1126/science.867031.

Authors

T K Sawyer, G S Visvesvara, B A Harke

PMID: 867031
DOI: 10.1126/science.867031

Abstract

Acanthamoeba culbertsoni was isolated from a sewage-spoil dump site near Ambrose Light, New York Bight. A second species, Acanthamoeba hatchetti, n. sp., was isolated from Brewerton Channel, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Both species killed laboratory mice after infection by the intranasal route.

MeSH terms

Amebiasis / microbiology
Amebiasis / mortality*
Amoeba / classification
Amoeba / isolation & purification*
Animals
Body Weight
Brain / microbiology
Lung / microbiology
Mice
Refuse Disposal
Seawater
Soil Microbiology
Water Microbiology*