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Vannellid Species Isolated from Freshwater Source in a Park in Jamaica, West Indies

Author(s) -

Cheridah D. Todd,

María Reyes-Batllé,

Basilio Valladares,

John Lindo,

Jacob LorenzoMorales

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

microbiology insights

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1178-6361

DOI - 10.4137/mbi.s30537

Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , acanthamoeba , naegleria , protozoa , biology , west indies , epizootiology , ecology , human pathogen , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , meningoencephalitis , bacteria , ethnology , genetics , history

Free-living amoebae (FLA) occupy a wide range of freshwater, marine, and soil habitats, and are opportunistic pathogens in human beings. While Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, and Balamuthia mandrillaris are well-known opportunistic organisms, Vannella epipetala is nonpathogenic. Sediments were collected from a freshwater source from a park in Jamaica to investigate the presence of FLA. Acanthamoeba and Naegleria spp. were not recovered; however, a Vannellid species identified by microscopy and PCR analysis as V. epipetala was isolated. These nonpathogens pose a threat to human beings as they may act as Trojan horses for microsporidian parasites and other pathogens, thereby facilitating their transmission to human beings.

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