Gómez-Couso H, Paniagua-Crespo E, Ares-Mazás E
Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Avenida de Vigo s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
Parasitol Res. 2007 Apr;100(5):1151-4. doi: 10.1007/s00436-006-0377-7. Epub 2006 Nov 29.
The capacity of Acanthamoeba to predate Cryptosporidium oocysts was demonstrated. A maximum of six oocysts per Acanthamoeba trophozoite were detected, and a slow elimination of the internalized oocysts to the surrounding culture medium was observed. Free-living amoebae may act as carriers of Cryptosporidium oocysts and, thus, may play an important role in the transmission of cryptosporidiosis.
棘阿米巴对隐孢子虫卵囊的捕食能力得到了证实。每个棘阿米巴滋养体最多检测到6个卵囊,并且观察到内化的卵囊会缓慢地释放到周围的培养基中。自由生活的阿米巴可能作为隐孢子虫卵囊的载体,因此可能在隐孢子虫病的传播中发挥重要作用。