Palloma Santiago Prates Pessoa

ORCID: 0009-0007-5756-2863
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  • Microbial Inactivation Methods
  • Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2025

Background Species of the genus Acanthamoeba spp. are ubiquitous and can cause keratitis (AK), a serious corneal infection. Due to toxicity ineffectiveness currently available prolonged therapies, we investigated electroceutical treatment aimed at facilitating permeation molecules through membrane cysts trophozoites, which allows for faster elimination parasite. Methods Cysts trophozoites polyphaga (ATCC® 30461 TM ) were exposed in vitro an electric field with intensities 2,000 volts 2,500...

10.1371/journal.pone.0317409 article EN cc-by PLoS ONE 2025-02-25
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