background: acanthamoeba castellanii is the important cause of amoebic keratitis in iran. the key molecule in pathogene­sis of acanthamoeba keratitis is mannose binding protein (mbp) led to adhesion of amoeba to corneal epithelium. subse­quent to adhesion other cytopathic effects occur. the goal of this study was to identify the molecular characterization of a gene encoding mbp in an iranian is...

Today, our planet is in a state of crisis and many of its natural resources have been destroyed by human activities. One of the principle aims of conservation biology is to promote concrete management programs to limit any further increase in the number of extinct and threatened species and ecosystems. Different approaches may be followed to maintain the world’s biodiversity: the in situ approa...

amebiasis caused by entamoeba histolytica is still mentioned as one of the major health problems in tropical and subtropical areas. e. histolytica has recently been redescribed as two distinct species; e. histolytica and e. dispar. in the present study, we characterized the 70 kda heat shock protein (hsp70) of e. dispar at molecular level and compared it with that of e. histolytica. with these ...