Xenic Cultivation and Genotyping of Pathogenic Free-Living Amoeba from Public Water Supply Sources in Uganda

Table 3

Isolated free-living amoeba, accession numbers, water source, and associated diseases in humans.

Accession	Source	FLA	Diseases	Characteristics
KU884884	Tap KLA Bwaise	Acanthamoeba spp. (T1)	Encephalitis [11, 21]	Mental status changes, hemiparesis, meningismus, and ataxia [22]
KU894799	Tap QEPA Katunguru	Acanthamoeba spp. (T2)	Keratitis [11, 21]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22, 23]
KU894800	Tap QEPA Katunguru	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [11, 21]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22, 23]
KU894801	Tap QEPA Albertine	Acanthamoeba polyphaga (T4)	Keratitis [11, 21]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22, 23]
KU894802	Tap QEPA Kasaka	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [11, 21]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22, 23]
KU894803	Tap KLA Kisenyi	Acanthamoeba spp. (T4)	Keratitis [11, 21]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22, 23]
KU894804	KCB QEPA	Acanthamoeba spp. (T11)	Keratitis and encephalitis [22]	Disseminated disease, blindness, and CNS function impairment [22]
KU894805	FLS QEPA	Hartmannella vermiformis	Keratitis [4, 13, 24]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22]
KU894806	TAP QEPA Albertine	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown	—
KU894807	TAP QEPA Thembo	Nuclearia pattersoni	Unknown	—
KU894808	TAP QEPA Katunguru	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown	—
KU894809	FLS QEPA	Bodomorpha minima	Unknown	—
KU894810	Lubigi KLA	Cercomonas agilis	Unknown	—
KU894811	R. Kyambura QEPA	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown	—
KU894812	R. Kyambura QEPA	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown	—
KU894813	TAP QEPA Albertine	Echinamoeba exundans	Unknown	—
KU894814	TAP QEPA Thembo	Hartmannella vermiformis	Keratitis [4, 13, 24]	Blinding infection of the cornea [22]

FLS: fish landing sites; KCB: Kazinga Channel banks; KLA: Kampala; QEPA: Queen Elizabeth Protected Area. R. Kyambura: the Kyambura River.