Development of a Rapid, Simple Method for Detecting Naegleria fowleri Visually in Water Samples by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP)

• Aongart Mahittikorn ,

  * E-mail: aongart.mah@mahidol.ac.th (AM); duangporn.nac@mahidol.ac.th (DN)

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Hirotake Mori,

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Supaluk Popruk,

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Amonrattana Roobthaisong,

  Affiliations Section of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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• Chantira Sutthikornchai,

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Khuanchai Koompapong,

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Sukhontha Siri,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Yaowalark Sukthana,

  Affiliation Department of Protozoology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Duangporn Nacapunchai

  * E-mail: aongart.mah@mahidol.ac.th (AM); duangporn.nac@mahidol.ac.th (DN)

  Affiliation Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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