Rubina Vangone

Algal species as substrates for cultivating potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae: a novel in vitro strategy

Free-living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protists of ecological and clinical importance whose in vitro cultivation traditionally relies on bacterial food sources, most commonly Escherichia coli on non-nutrient agar. Although this approach is widely used, bacteria-based substrates may introduce experimental and bi...