Isolation and identification of pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from water sources.

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Published in Parasitol Res on January 28, 2005

Authors

Jacob Lorenzo-Morales1, Antonio Ortega-Rivas, Pilar Foronda, Enrique Martínez, Basilio Valladares

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Parasitology, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sánchez, S/N, 38203, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.

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