Abstract
The data showed that pathogenic free-living amoebae contain the proteolytic enzyme elastase. The levels of enzyme were similar in Naegleria fowleri, N. australianis italica, and Acanthamoeba culberstoni A-1. No difference was found between elastase levels in a highly pathogenic N. fowleri and those in the same organism which had lost pathogenicity as a result of long-term axenic maintenance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3320-3321 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Infection and Immunity |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published or Issued - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Infectious Diseases
- Parasitology
- Microbiology
- Immunology