Protists include all eukaryotes except plants, fungi and animals. They are an essential, yet
often forgotten, component of the soil microbiome. Method developments have now …

Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …

SUMMARY A pure bacterial culture remains essential for the study of its virulence, its
antibiotic susceptibility, and its genome sequence in order to facilitate the understanding …

▪ Abstract The role of biofilms in the pathogenesis of some chronic human infections is now
widely accepted. However, the criteria used to determine whether a given infection is …

Free-living amoebae feed on bacteria, fungi, and algae. However, some microorganisms
have evolved to become resistant to these protists. These amoeba-resistant microorganisms …

Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the environment
and is well recognized to produce serious human infections, including a blinding keratitis …

Knowledge that free-living amoebae are capable of causing human disease dates back
some 50 years, prior to which time they were regarded as harmless soil organisms or, at …

Four epidemiological categories were initially devised for classifying water-related infectious
“diseases” with regard to the engineering technologies required to prevent or control them …

Numerous studies have revealed a continuous increase in the worldwide incidence and
prevalence of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) diseases, especially pulmonary …

▪ Abstract Emerging pathogens in drinking water have become increasingly important during
the decade. These include newly-recognized pathogens from fecal sources such as …