Assessment of genotypes, endosymbionts and clinical characteristics of Acanthamoeba recovered from ocular infection
Binod Rayamajhee, Savitri Sharma, Mark Willcox, Fiona L. Henriquez, Raksheeth Nathan Rajagopal, Gauri Shankar Shrestha +3 more
BMC Infectious Diseases
Abstract
Genotype T4 was the predominant isolate in southern India. This is the second report of T12 genotype identified from AK patient in India, which is rarely reported worldwide. The majority of the Acanthamoeba clinical isolates in this study harboured intracellular microbes, which may impact clinical characteristics of AK.
Concepts
AcanthamoebaAcanthamoeba keratitisContact lensMedical microbiologyParasitologyBiologyGenotypeKeratitis