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Isolation and Identification of Amoeba-Resistant Bacteria from Taps of
Household Water Supply in Residential Areas of Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
Nur Nabilah binti Mat Rashid
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nakisah binti Mat Amin
Co-Supervisor: Dr. Siti Siti Nor Khadijah binti Addis
Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
School of Fundamental Science
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa that inhabit a wide range of environment
worldwide and feed on bacteria in the environment. Some of these bacteria, somehow
through various adaptations are able to resist intracellular killing, therefore they can
exploit host cell resources. The ubiquity of the amoeba, while some of them are
pathogenic has been discovered to reside in the inner side of the water taps originating
from water supply in domestic. This study was conducted to isolate the amoebae from
the inner side of taps of domestic water supply.
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