Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Influence of salt and temperature in the growth of pathogenic free-living amoebae |
| Authors: |
Iñigo Arberas-Jiménez, Rubén L. Rodríguez-Expósito, Ines Sifaoui, Javier Chao-Pellicer, Luis Sancho, Andoni Urruticoechea, José E. Piñero, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales |
| Source: |
Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 15 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: |
Frontiers Media S.A., 2024. |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Microbiology |
| Subject Terms: |
Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba, FLA, NaCl-tolerance, temperature, Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| More Details: |
IntroductionFree-living amoebae are an extensive group of protistans that can be found in a wide variety of environments. Among them, the Acanthamoeba genus and Naegleria fowleri stand out as two of the most pathogenic amoebae and with a higher number of reported cases. N. fowleri is mainly found in warm freshwater water bodies whereas amoebae of the Acanthamoeba genus are broadly distributed through natural and anthropogenic environments. In this regard, the management and the control of the amoebic populations in swimming pools has become a major public health challenge for institutions.MethodsThe aim of this work was to evaluate the growth pattern of trophozoites of A. griffini and N. fowleri at different temperatures and salt concentrations.Results and discussionOur results showed that A. griffini resisted a higher concentration of salt than N. fowleri. Moreover, no trophozoites could withstand the salt levels of the sea in in vitro conditions. This work supports the contention that salinity could represent an important and useful tool for the control of the most pathogenic amoebic populations in recreational water bodies. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1664-302X |
| Relation: |
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356452/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fmicb.2024.1356452 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/384cb9abe3704480b0a75eeafebed5f4 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.384cb9abe3704480b0a75eeafebed5f4 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
