We report here the draft whole-genome sequences for 18 Flavobacterium species type strains that have historically been associated with fish gill disease.

Free-living and parasitic protozoa are known to harbor a variety of endosymbiotic bacteria, although the roles such endosymbionts play in host survival, infectivity, and invasiveness are unclear. We have identified the presence of intracellular bacteria in 14 of 57 (24%) axenically grown Acanthamoeba isolates examined. These organisms are gram negative and non-acid fast, and they cannot be cult...

Amoebiasis is a worldwide parasitic infection although it is more prevalent in the subtropical and tropical countries. Extraintestinal amoebic infections currently have been reported in increased numbers of male homosexuals and immunocompromised patients. Here, we present an interesting case of a 27-year-old homosexual man with pleural empyema secondary to rupture of amoebic liver abscess. Usin...

To the Editor, The Indian Medical Gazette Re: Article by Dr. H. Ghosh concerning the probable cause of the difficulty in treating chronic amoebic infection in your issue of January 1939. Sir,?I have not known a single uncomplicated case of chronic amoebic dysentery fail to respond to the emetine bismuth iodide and yatren lavage treatment laid down by Dr. Manson-Bahr. Those cases which relapsed ...

Chronic progressive diseases of the central nervous system such as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, amoebic keratitis, amoebic pneumonitis and also skin infections caused by free-living amoebae (Acanhamoeba spp.) are a significant challenge for pharmacotherapy. This is due to the lack of effective treatment because of encystation, which makes the amoebae highly resistant to anti-amoebic drug...

Gibel carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) is an important economic fish species in China, but its development seriously restricted by the crucian hematopoietic organ necrosis caused Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2). Gill key portal for CyHV-2 primary invasion, and gill immune barrier first defense line against infection. Our previous studies showed that dietary poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) suppleme...

<b>Aim: </b>Amebiasis is a disease caused by protozoon <i>Entamoeba histolytica</i>, that results in amoebic dysentery. While intestinal parasites are the third leading cause of death, especially developing countries, it has been global concern. Bibliometric methods have used parasitology discipline for more than 30 years, however there not any bibliometric study on ameb...

Epitheliocystis, a disease characterised by cytoplasmic bacterial inclusions (cysts) in the gill and less commonly skin epithelial cells, has been reported in many marine and freshwater fish species and may be associated with mortality. Previously, molecular and ultrastructural analyses have exclusively associated members of the Chlamydiae with such inclusions. Here we investigated a population...

Background: Liver abscess is an acute suppurative infectious disease of liver parenchyma which may be pyogenic, amoebic or tubercular. It can occur due to direct blood spread through enterohepatic circulation ascending infection occurring biliary tree. Aim was evaluate effectiveness various management strategies in the abscess. Methods: a prospective study carried out 100 patients age 12-80 yea...