First time identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes in the cornea samples of wild birds; Is Acanthamoeba keratitis making the predatory birds a target?

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dc.contributor.authorKarakavuk, Muhammet
dc.contributor.authorAykur, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorSahar, Esra Atalay
dc.contributor.authorKarakus, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorAldemir, Duygu
dc.contributor.authorDonduren, Omer
dc.contributor.authorOzdemir, Huseyin Gokhan
dc.contributor.authorCan, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorGuruz, Adnan Yuksel
dc.contributor.authorDagci, Hande
dc.contributor.authorDoskaya, Mert
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T10:47:34Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T10:47:34Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAcanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba which can be isolated from environment and among others well known as an opportunist protozoan parasite causing infections in humans and animals. Eyes are extremely important for the wild birds and losing sight ability due to Acanthamoeba can be dangerous. The studies on Acanthamoeba infection in wild birds is very few in world and Turkey therefore we aimed to screen deceased wild birds found in Izmir and Manisa provinces located in western Turkey using PCR and non-nutrition agar (NNA) plate method. Cornea samples were obtained from 18 deceased wild birds. During the external examination, signs of keratitis were observed in two Eurasian sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus). All of the corneal samples were analyzed by two PCR methods and NNA plate. According to results, the Acanthamoeba positivity in corneal samples was 16.6% and 5.5% by PCR and plate method, respectively. According to sequencing data, two of isolates belonged to genotype T5 and one was genotype T4. In conclusion, Acanthamoeba infection was detected in wild bird cornea samples with/without keratitis for the first time in the world. The result of this study also show that Acanthamoeba can be a cause of keratitis in wild birds of Turkey and thus these predator birds can be a target of other wild animals due to loss of sight ability. In terms of public health, these results show the importance of wild birds as a source of Acanthamoeba infection in nature. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEge University, TurkeyEge University [2014-TIP-073]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was partly supported by the grant given by the Scientific Research Projects Branch Directorate of Ege University, Turkey (Grant No: 2014-TIP-073) to Y.G. The authors state that they have no conflict of interest.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.exppara.2017.08.007
dc.identifier.endpage142en_US
dc.identifier.issn0014-4894
dc.identifier.issn1090-2449
dc.identifier.issn0014-4894en_US
dc.identifier.issn1090-2449en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage137en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2017.08.007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/31440
dc.identifier.volume183en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000418107300022en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Press Inc Elsevier Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofExperimental Parasitologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAcanthamoebaen_US
dc.subjectWild birdsen_US
dc.subjectCorneaen_US
dc.subjectKeratitisen_US
dc.subjectEurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)en_US
dc.subjectPeregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)en_US
dc.titleFirst time identification of Acanthamoeba genotypes in the cornea samples of wild birds; Is Acanthamoeba keratitis making the predatory birds a target?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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