Presence of virulent strains of amphizoic amoebae in swimming pools of the city of Szczecin

• Autorzy: Gornik K. , Kuzna-Grygiel W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The studies included 10 public indoor swimming pools and 3 public open-air swimming pools located in the city of Szczecin. In 2003, water samples were collected for detection of virulent amphizoic amoebae strains. In all pools, 16 strains of thermophilic Acanthamoeba spp. were isolated, 5 of which proved virulent for mice. No pathogenic strains were detected in the water sampled in the indoor swimming pools, and the virulent strains, AD 16, AD 148, AD 166, AM 17, and AM 148, were found only in the open-air swimming pools. The post-mortem studies of mice that had been inoculated with these strains revealed the amoebae invasions in brain, lungs, liver, kidneys, and spleen.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

open-air swimming pool; Acanthamoeba; Szczecin city; amoeba; swimming pool; public indoor swimming pool; water sample

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 11
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.233-236,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Gornik K.

• Pomeranian Medical University, Powstancow Wlkp.72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland

autor

Kuzna-Grygiel W.

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