Use of cell cultures as an indicator of pathogenicity of free-living amoebae.

Journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 31 ·No. 1 ·1978-01-00 ·Pages 1-11

Cursons RT, Brown TJ

Abstract

Results comparing the time needed for the development of cytopathic effects in cell cultures with that needed to cause death in mice using inocula of Naegleria and Acanthamoeba are presented. The significance of the source and concentration of the inocula is demonstrated. The use of cell cultures as an indicator of the pathogenicity of free-living amoebae is discussed.

MeSH Terms

Amoeba/pathogenicity Animals Cell Line Mice Microbiological Techniques Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Time Factors Virulence

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Cursons R T

Brown T J

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical pathology

Abbr.

J Clin Pathol

ISSN

0021-9746

DOI

10.1136/jcp.31.1.1

Published

1978-01-00

Pages

1-11

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0376601

PMCID

PMC476710

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jcp.31.1.1 PMC Full Text View journal details

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