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. 1991 Oct;59(10):3819–3822. doi: 10.1128/iai.59.10.3819-3822.1991

Effects of temperature, amebic strain, and carbohydrates on Acanthamoeba adherence to corneal epithelium in vitro.

L D Morton 1, G L McLaughlin 1, H E Whiteley 1
PMCID: PMC258957  PMID: 1894379

Abstract

An in vitro coincubation assay was used to measure adhesion of radiolabeled Acanthamoeba trophozoites to corneal epithelium. Adhesion of amebae to corneal epithelium was higher at 25 degrees C than at 37 or 4 degrees C, did not consistently correlate with the reported pathogenicity of the strain of Acanthamoeba, and was inhibited by mannose and by methyl-alpha-D-mannopyranoside.

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