Research Article
Diversity and Seasonal Impact of Acanthamoeba Species in a Subtropical Rivershed
Table 1
Distribution of Acanthamoeba species by different seasons of isolation.
| | Sampling season | Sample size | Number of detection for Acanthamoeba | Percent of detection for Acanthamoeba | Positive sample no. | Species name | Genotypes |
| | Spring | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | A19 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | Summer | 34 | 11 | 32.4% | B7 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B9 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B14 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B21 | Acanthamoeba hatchetti (NCBI AF251939.1) | T11 | | | | | B24 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B25 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B26 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B30 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B32 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B33 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | B34 | Acanthamoeba palestinensis (NCBI GU597012.1) | T2 | | Autumn | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | C23 | Acanthamoeba lenticulata (ATCC 30841) | T5 | | Winter | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | D9 | Acanthamoeba sp. IS2/T4 (NCBI EU934065.1) | T4 | | | | | D16 | Acanthamoeba jacobsi (NCBI GU573872.1) | T15 | | | | | D18 | Acanthamoeba healyi (NCBI AF019070.1) | T12 |
| | Total | 136 | 16 | 11.7% | | | |
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