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Ver términos de la licenciaOrtiz Ortega, Ricardo, et al. (2014). AMEBAS PATÓGENAS DE VIDA LIBRE DEL GÉNERO ACANTHAMOEBA EN AGUAS RECREATIVAS EN LA HUASTECA POTOSINA, MÉXICO. BIOCYT Biología Ciencia y Tecnología; Vol. 7, 2014. Recuperado de https://repositorio.unam.mx/contenidos/4149863
Autor(es)
Ortiz Ortega, Ricardo; Vilches Flores, Alonso; Rodríguez Monroy, Marco Aurelio; Bonilla Lemus, Patricia
Tipo
Artículo de Investigación
Área del conocimiento
Biología y Química
Título
AMEBAS PATÓGENAS DE VIDA LIBRE DEL GÉNERO ACANTHAMOEBA EN AGUAS RECREATIVAS EN LA HUASTECA POTOSINA, MÉXICO
Fecha
2020-06-22
Resumen
Studies accomplished in freshwater demonstrate the importance of identify the presence ofprotozoa like free living amoebae (FLA). In particular, the genera Acanthamoeba is associated withsevere infections in man, as the Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE). The most importantfactor for the development of these organisms is the high temperature of the water body. Theregion of the Huasteca Potosina in Mexico, with a tropical climate and great aquatic resorts, likerivers, waterfalls and pools of thermal waters, that allows the development of amoebae. In thisstudy we evaluated the presence of amoebas in the most visited places on the Huasteca Potosina.Samples of a liter were taken in nine sites during the rainy and dry season. 54 strains of amoebaswere identify, 46 belong to the genera Acanthamoeba, resulting 30 of them pathogenic in theanimal tests. The pathogenic isolated amoebas were present in the most attended resorts by thepeople in the waterfalls or pools of the places sampling. Temperature turned out to be the mostimportant factor for the presence of amoebae.
Tema
Acanthamoeba; Free-living Amoebae; Fresh Water Isolation; Pathogenic
Idioma
spa
ISSN
ISSN electrónico: 2007-2082