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A. Marouf et al., M. (2021). Acanthamoeba genotypes and Vermamoeba vermiformis in drinking water treatment facilities. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(6), 327-341. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.212783
Mohamed A. Marouf et al.. "Acanthamoeba genotypes and Vermamoeba vermiformis in drinking water treatment facilities". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25, 6, 2021, 327-341. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.212783
A. Marouf et al., M. (2021). 'Acanthamoeba genotypes and Vermamoeba vermiformis in drinking water treatment facilities', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 25(6), pp. 327-341. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.212783
A. Marouf et al., M. Acanthamoeba genotypes and Vermamoeba vermiformis in drinking water treatment facilities. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2021; 25(6): 327-341. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.212783

Acanthamoeba genotypes and Vermamoeba vermiformis in drinking water treatment facilities

Article 25, Volume 25, Issue 6, November and December 2021, Page 327-341  XML PDF (857.6 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2021.212783
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Mohamed A. Marouf et al.
Abstract
Free-living amoebae species, such as Acanthamoeba and Vermamoeba vermiformis are found worldwide and cause severe infections in humans. In the present study, inlet and outlet water samples (n = 96) were collected from conventional and compact drinking water treatment facilities (DWTF), concentrated through nitrocellulose membrane filters (0.45µm pore size), and cultured on non-nutrient agar covered with dead Escherichia coli. The morphologically positive Acanthamoeba and Vermamoeba isolates were subjected to molecular identification and 19 morphologically different Acanthamoeba and two Vermamoeba isolates were genotyped for further confirmation. The results revealed that the predominance free-living amoebae species in surface water samples were belonging to Acanthamoeba (68.8%). All morphologically positive samples for Acanthamoeba proved to be positive by PCR. The conventional DWTF showed better results (66.7%) for removing Acanthamoeba and Vermamoeba vermiformis than the compact DWTF (50%). At the sequence level, three Acanthamoeba genotypes (T3, T4, and T15) and one Vermamoeba species (i.e., Vermamoeba vermiformis) were obtained. In conclusion, conventional DWTF was more effective than compact DWTF in removing Acanthamoeba. The presence of viable Acanthamoeba strains especially the pathogenic types (e.g., Acanthamoeba T4) in outlet water could cause health hazards to consumers.
Keywords
Water treatment; Escherichia coli; Acanthamoeba genotypes; Vermamoeba vermiformis
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