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. 1980 Oct 20;291(7):629-32.

[Role of a free-living amoeba from water, Acanthamoaba castellani, in the transport of naked or enveloped animal viruses]

[Article in French]
D Baron, C Danglot, R Vilaginés
  • PMID: 6257415

[Role of a free-living amoeba from water, Acanthamoaba castellani, in the transport of naked or enveloped animal viruses]

[Article in French]
D Baron et al. C R Seances Acad Sci D. .

Abstract

The trophozoïts of Acanthamoeba castellanii are unable to adsorb poliovirus or vesicular stomatitis Virus. After encystment in medium containing respectively 5.4 x 10(8) and 3 x 10(9) P.F.U./ml cysts did not contain Viruses. These data do not agree with a current hypothesis by which water's free Amoeba could carry animal Viruses.

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