Reevaluating the Role of Acanthamoeba Proteases in Tissue Invasion: Observation of Cytopathogenic Mechanisms on MDCK Cell Monolayers and Hamster Corneal Cells

Table 1

Summary of pathogenicity tests of A. castellanii and A. polyphaga in a murine model according to Culbertson et al. [19].

	% Virulence	Amoebae recovery	Dead postinoculation
A. castellanii	60%	Brain, lung, kidney, liver	5–9 days
A. polyphaga	20%	Brain, lung	7–20 days