title: Genotyping of Acanthamoeba T15: the environmental strain in Turkey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Environmental sources are potential sources for the transmission of Acanthamoeba in humans and other mammals.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 50 water samples from hot springs and swimming pools, and 50 soil samples were taken from Adana, Afyon, Kutahya, Mersin and Nigde provinces in Turkey. Samples were analysed using 18S rRNA-DNA sequencing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Acanthamoeba griffini (T3), Acanthamoeba castellanii (T4) and Acanthamoeba jacobsi (T15) were found in water samples. Acanthamoeba griffini (T3) and Acanthamoeba castellanii (T4) were detected in soil samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In Turkey, this was the first time that Acanthamoeba jacobsi (T15) was detected in water samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, 01330 Balcali, Saricam, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulsah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Evyapan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, 01330 Balcali, Saricam, Adana, Turkey koltas@cu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ismail S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Koltas
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Emine-Bahaeddin Nakıpoglu Medical Faculty, Zirve University, 27260, Kızılhisar/Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fadime
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eroglu
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D005838:Genotype; D045482:Hot Springs / Q000469:parasitology*; D016053:RNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D013551:Swimming Pools; D014421:Turkey; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D016053:RNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D014867:Water
keywords: Acanthamoeba jacobsi; DNA sequencing; Soil; Turkey; Water