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  • Title: [Isolation of free-living amoebae from nasal mucosa of healthy individuals].
    Author: Michel R, Röhl R, Schneider H.
    Journal: Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg B; 1982 May; 176(2-3):155-9. PubMed ID: 7124165.
    Abstract:
    In 13 out of 140 recruits examined (9.3%) one or several species of Acanthamoeba were identified in smears of the nasal mucosa. From among 20 isolated strains of amoebae the following species were determined: Acanthamoeba castellanii (42.2%), A. polyphaga (31.5%), A. palestinensis (26.3%), A. astronyxis (5.3%). The persons contaminated with amoebae were in good health at the time of sampling. It is assumed that an aerogenic contamination of the carriers took place.
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