Pathogenic amoebas from brackish and ocean sediments, with a description of Acanthamoeba hatchetti, n. sp.
Acanthamoeba culbertsoni was isolated from a sewage-spoil dump site near Ambrose Light, New York Bight. A second species, Acanthamoeba hatchetti, n. sp., was isolated from Brewerton Channel, Baltimore Harbor, Maryland. Both species killed laboratory mice after infection by the intranasal route.
D000562:Amebiasis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D000656:Amoeba / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D012623:Seawater; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014871:Water Microbiology