[Free-living Amoebae in fresh water. Study of the water supply of the town of Poitiers (France) (author's transl)].
46 out of 76 samples of water originating from the water supply of the town of Poitiers, and concerning each stage of it, were found positive to free-living amoebae. 3/4 of the isolated strains belonged to the genus Acanthamoeba only 2 to the genus Naegleria, and the remaining to the genus Hartmanella. All the strains are insensible to 5-Fluoro-cytosin and Amphotericin B at concentrations compatible with human use. No experimental pathogen power could be demonstrated by inoculation to laboratory mice.
D000656:Amoeba / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005602:France; D051379:Mice; D014881:Water Supply
D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine
Recherche des amibes libres dans l'eau. Etude du réseau d'alimentation en eaux de la ville de Poitiers.