Koyun, Ilknur, Koloren, Zeynep, Karaman, Ulku, Tsiami, Amalia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1122-4814 and Karanis, Panagiotis (2020) Acanthamoeba spp. in river water samples from the Black Sea region, Turkey. Journal of Water and Health, 18 (2). pp. 186-199. ISSN 1477-8920

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Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the occurrence of free living amoeba (FLA) in water resources (rivers and tap water) in Samsun in the Black Sea. The presence of Acanthamoeba spp. was confirmed in 98 of 192 water samples collected from 32 sites of Samsun province (Samsun centre, Terme, Carsamba, Tekkekoy, Bafra) by PCR. Acanthamoeba spp. were found in 15/36 river samples from Samsun, in 58/90 from Terme, in 12/30 from Carsamba, in 7/18 from Tekkekoy and in 6/18 from Bafra. No Acanthamoeba species were detected in tap water samples. The highest rate in river waters contaminated with Acanthamoeba species was in Terme followed by Samsun centre (41.7%), Carsamba (40%), Tekkekoy (38.9%) and Bafra districts (33.3%), respectively. The result of the subsequent sequence analysis showed Haplotype I (A. triangularis) in 5%, Haplotype II (A. polyphaga) in 29.6%, Haplotype III (Acanthamoeba spp.) in 62% and Haplotype IV (A. lenticulata) in 3%. The most common genotype was Acanthamoeba T4 (Acanthamoeba spp., A. polyphaga, A. triangularis) and T5 genotype was also found in 3%. The T4 genotype is the most common genotype associated with Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) worldwide; therefore, humans and animals living in the area are at risk after contact with such waters.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.2166/wh.2020.170
Additional Information:	©IWA Publishing 2020. The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Journal of Water and Health 2020 10.2166/wh.2020.170 and is available at www.iwapublishing.com. Non-commercial.
Keywords:	Acanthamoeba spp., Black Sea, genotyping, Turkey, water
Subjects:	Medicine and health > Health promotion and public health Medicine and health > Health promotion and public health > Infection prevention Medicine and health > Microbiology
Depositing User:	Amalia Tsiami
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2020 12:24
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2024 16:02
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6787

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