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The Status of Molecular Analyses of Isolates of Acanthamoeba Maintained by International Culture Collections by Fuerst, Paul A

“…is among the most ubiquitous protistan groups in nature. Knowledge of the biological diversity of comes in part from the use of strains maintained by the major…”
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Phylogenetic Analysis and the Evolution of the 18S rRNA Gene Typing System of Acanthamoeba by Fuerst, Paul A, Booton, Gregory C, Crary, Monica

“…Species of Acanthamoeba were first described using morphological characters including cyst structure and cytology of nuclear division. More than 20 nominal…”
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Scrub Typhus: The Geographic Distribution of Phenotypic and Genotypic Variants of Orientia tsutsugamushi by Kelly, Daryl J., Fuerst, Paul A., Ching, Wei-Mei, Richards, Allen L.

“…Orientia tsutsugamushi is the etiological agent of scrub typhus, an acute, mite-borne, febrile illness that occurs in the Asia-Pacific region. Historically,…”
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Species, Sequence Types and Alleles: Dissecting Genetic Variation in Acanthamoeba by Fuerst, Paul A., Booton, Gregory C.

“…Species designations within Acanthamoeba are problematic because of pleomorphic morphology. Molecular approaches, including DNA sequencing, hinted at a…”
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Endemic scrub typhus-like illness, Chile by Balcells, M Elvira, Rabagliati, Ricardo, García, Patricia, Poggi, Helena, Oddó, David, Concha, Marcela, Abarca, Katia, Jiang, Ju, Kelly, Daryl J, Richards, Allen L, Fuerst, Paul A

“…We report a case of scrub typhus in a 54-year-old man who was bitten by several terrestrial leeches during a trip to Chiloé Island in southern Chile in 2006. A…”
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Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of free-living amoeba in the water resources of Arak, Iran by Fani, Malihe, Fuerst, Paul A., Mosayebi, Mahdi, Javadi, Amir, Harandi, Majid Fasihi, Saraei, Mehrzad, Badri, Milad, Hajialilo, Elham

“…The aim of the present study was to detect free-living amoeba (FLA) in the water resources of Arak, Iran using molecular tools. A total of 154 samples were…”
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The Association of Contact Lens Solution Use and Acanthamoeba Keratitis by Joslin, Charlotte E, Tu, Elmer Y, Shoff, Megan E, Booton, Gregory C, Fuerst, Paul A, McMahon, Timothy T, Anderson, Robert J, Dworkin, Mark S, Sugar, Joel, Davis, Faith G, Stayner, Leslie T

“…Purpose To investigate Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) risk factors. Diagnosis of AK, a rare but serious corneal infection, has recently increased significantly at…”
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Identification and Distribution of Acanthamoeba Species Genotypes Associated with Nonkeratitis Infections by Booton, Gregory C, Visvesvara, Govinda S, Byers, Thomas J, Kelly, Daryl J, Fuerst, Paul A

“…Acanthamoeba is a free-living protozoan genus found in a wide variety of natural habitats, including water, soil, and air. Pathogenic isolates of Acanthamoeba…”
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The Historical Case for and the Future Study of Antibiotic-Resistant Scrub Typhus by Kelly, Daryl J, Fuerst, Paul A, Richards, Allen L

“…Scrub typhus is an acute, and sometimes fatal, human febrile illness, typically successfully treated using chloramphenicol or one of the tetracyclines. Over…”
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Origins, Importance and Genetic Stability of the Prototype Strains Gilliam, Karp and Kato of Orientia tsutsugamushi by Kelly, Daryl J, Fuerst, Paul A, Richards, Allen L

“…Scrub typhus, a chigger-borne febrile illness, occurs primarily in countries of the Asia-Pacific rim and islands of the Western Pacific. The etiologic agent is…”
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Genetic analysis among environmental strains of Balamuthia mandrillaris recovered from an artificial lagoon and from soil in Sonora, Mexico by Lares-Jiménez, Luis Fernando, Booton, Gregory C., Lares-Villa, Fernando, Velázquez-Contreras, Carlos Arturo, Fuerst, Paul A.

“…[Display omitted] •Description of new isolation technique for Balamuthia mandrillaris yielding 7 water isolates.•This was only the second time that B…”
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A Brief History of the Major Rickettsioses in the Asia–Australia–Pacific Region: A Capstone Review for the Special Issue of TMID by Paris, Daniel H., Kelly, Daryl J., Fuerst, Paul A., Day, Nicholas P. J., Richards, Allen L.

“…The rickettsioses of the “Far East” or Asia–Australia–Pacific region include but are not limited to endemic typhus, scrub typhus, and more recently, tick…”
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Use of Subgenic 18S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing for Genus and Genotype Identification of Acanthamoebae from Humans with Keratitis and from Sewage Sludge by SCHROEDER, Jill M, BOOTON, Gregory C, HAY, John, NISZL, Ingrid A, SEAL, David V, MARKUS, Miles B, FUERST, Paul A, BYERS, Thomas J

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Stenamoeba dejonckheerei sp. nov., a Free-Living Amoeba Isolated from a Thermal Spring by Borquez-Román, Manuel Alejandro, Lares-Jiménez, Luis Fernando, Rodriguez-Anaya, Libia Zulema, Gonzalez-Galaviz, Jose Reyes, Fuerst, Paul A., Ibarra-Gámez, José Cuauhtémoc, Casillas-Hernández, Ramón, Lares-Villa, Fernando

“…Two amoeboid organisms were obtained from water samples taken from a thermal spring, "Agua Caliente", in Northwestern Mexico. The isolates were obtained when…”
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Evidence for a slowed rate of molecular evolution in the order acipenseriformes by Krieger, Jeannette, Fuerst, Paul A

“…A test of the hypothesis that the members of the order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefishes) possess a slowed rate of molecular evolution was carried…”
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What Molecules Can Tell Us about Populations: Choosing and Using a Molecular Marker by Parker, Patricia G., Snow, Allison A., Schug, Malcolm D., Booton, Gregory C., Fuerst, Paul A.

“…The rapid development of molecular techniques offers a palette of technical approaches for population biologists interested in a wide range of questions. For…”
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Insights from the DNA databases: Approaches to the phylogenetic structure of Acanthamoeba by Fuerst, Paul A.

“…[Display omitted] •Acanthamoeba Rns sequences in the international DNA databases increased to >1800 since 1986.•Phylogenetic study of “complete” sequences…”
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Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of the Ehrlichia sp. from Panola Mountain in Amblyomma americanum by Loftis, Amanda D, Mixson, Tonya R, Stromdahl, Ellen Y, Yabsley, Michael J, Garrison, Laurel E, Williamson, Phillip C, Fitak, Robert R, Fuerst, Paul A, Kelly, Daryl J, Blount, Keith W

“…A novel Ehrlichia, closely related to Ehrlichia ruminantium, was recently discovered from Panola Mountain State Park, GA, USA. We conducted a study to…”
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Unusual Intraindividual Variation of the Nuclear 18S rRNA Gene is Widespread Within the Acipenseridae by Krieger, Jeannette, Hett, Anne Kathrin, Fuerst, Paul A, Birstein, Vadim J, Ludwig, Arne

“…Significant intraindividual variation in the sequence of the 18S rRNA gene is unusual in animal genomes. In a previous study, multiple 18S rRNA gene sequences…”
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Identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris by PCR Assay Using the Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene as a Target by BOOTON, Gregory C, CARMICHAEL, Jennifer R, VISVESVARA, Govinda S, BYERS, Thomas J, FUERST, Paul A

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