Investigation of the Presence of Francisella tularensis and Acanthamoeba spp. in the Drinking Water of Sivas Province, Turkey

ATAŞ M., POYRAZ Ö.

Flora, cilt.26, sa.1, ss.163-171, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/flora.20219917
  • Dergi Adı: Flora
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.163-171
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Francisella tularensis, Acanthamoeba, Tularemia, Tap water, PCR, TAP WATER, IDENTIFICATION, TULAREMIA, DNA, SPECIMENS, OUTBREAK, STRAINS, HUMANS, PCR
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis subsp. holarctica is primarily isolated in Northern Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Siberia, and the Far East, and it is mostly responsible for waterborne outbreaks. F. tularensis, which is a facultative intracellular bacterium, may survive inside Acanthamoeba castellani, which is a free-living amoeba in water resources; this symbiotic life allows the bacteria to survive in water and mud for months. In this study, drinking water samples taken during the tularaemia outbreak and non-outbreak regions were compared in terms of the presence of Francisella tularensis and Acanthamoeba spp., and the role of Acanthamoeba was investigated in tularemia outbreaks observed in Turkey.