BACKGROUND Free-living amoebae (FLA) are a group of ubiquitous protozoan, which are distributed in the natural and artificial environment sources. The main aim of the current study was to identify the presence of FLA in the recreational hot springs of Sarein in Ardebil Province of Iran. METHODS Seven recreational hot springs were selected in Sarein City and 28 water samples (four from each ho...

Dietary restriction (DR), the limitation of calorie intake while maintaining proper nutrition, has been found to extend life span and delay the onset of age-associated disease in a wide range of species. Previous studies have suggested that DR can reduce the lethality of environmental toxins. To further examine the role of DR in toxin response, we measured life spans of the nematode Caenorhabdi...

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Abstract Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa dispersed in different environments and responsible for infections caused to humans other animals. Microorganisms such as Acanthamoeba spp., Vermamoeba sp., Naegleria sp. associated with diseases that affect the central nervous system, addition skin keratitis, occurs genus vermiformis. Due concerns of these FLA anthropogenic aquatic environments, ...

The incidence of lung and other diseases due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is increasing. NTM sources include potable water, especially in households where NTM populate pipes, taps, and showerheads. NTM share habitats with free-living amoebae (FLA) and can grow in FLA as parasites or as endosymbionts. FLA containing NTM may form cysts that protect mycobacteria from disinfectants and anti...

Abstract Learners’ personality traits and self-assessment have an essential role in their academic achievement the well-being of society. Although L2 grit core (CSA) attracted considerable attention educational research, few studies focused on impact boosting CSA managing foreign language anxiety (FLA). Drawing upon this existing research gap, present study set forth to test a structural model ...

An ELISA containing a purified flagellar antigen from Borrelia burgdorferi (FLA-ELISA) was evaluated. The FLA-ELISA, detecting IgM and IgG together, did not have adequate specificity by itself. Good accuracy was obtained, however, when the FLA-ELISA was the first step in a two-step protocol that used immunoblotting as a conditional second test. Samples that scored positive or equivocal by the F...