Morphological and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba isolated from contact lens paraphernalia in Malaysia: Highlighting the pathogenic potential of T4 genotype

Rosnani Hanim Mohd Hussain¹, Nur Syahirah Mohamad Isa¹, Khairul Ameera Kamaruddin¹, Mohamed Kamel Abdul Ghani², Naveed Ahmed Khan³, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui³, Tengku Shahrul Anuar^4
1 Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
² Programme of Biomedical Science, School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
³ Department of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
⁴ Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences; Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor, Malaysia

Correspondence Address:
Tengku Shahrul Anuar
Centre of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences; Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Campus, Selangor
Malaysia

Source of Support: This study was partly supported by the Integrative Pharmacogenomics Institute (241910/2017/TSA/13) and Geran Inisiatif Penyeliaan [600-IRMI 5/3/GIP (024/2019)], Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. The funding agency had no role in the study design, data collection and interpretation, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/1995-7645.296722