Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Alaa Thabet Hassan

Publications

• Research Article
  Allovahlkampfia spelaea is a Potential Environmental Host for Pathogenic Bacteria
  Author(s): Mona Embarek Mohamed, Enas Abdelhameed Huseein, Haiam Mohamed Farrag, Fatma Abdel Aziz Mostafa and Alaa Thabet Hassan Mona Embarek Mohamed, Enas Abdelhameed Huseein, Haiam Mohamed Farrag, Fatma Abdel Aziz Mostafa and Alaa Thabet Hassan
  
  Allovahlkampfia spelaea was identified for the first time in 2009. As a free living amoeba, it has been suggested to be a protective host for some bacterial pathogens against harsh environmental conditions and can transmit them to vulnerable hosts. We aimed in this study to test the interactions between Allovahlkampfia spelaea and some waterborne and foodborne bacteria and unravel if the tested bacteria can survive and multiply inside amoeba. We used a keratitis isolate of Allovahlkampfia spelaea grown in PYG medium containing proteose peptone, yeast extracts, and glucose. We examined amoeba interactions with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli 1, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Citrobacter cloaca, Proteus mirabilis, Raoultella terrigena, Raoultella ornitholytica, Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using the co-culture assays. Amoe.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9597.1000255

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