Microorganism that causes rare but severe eye infections detected in NSW coastal areas: study

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Researchers have identified the microorganism Acanthamoeba, which can cause an extremely rare but potentially sight-threatening eye infection, in seawater at four NSW coastal sites. The new research is published in Science of The Total Environment, opens in a new window, and is a collaboration between UNSW Sydney, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of the West of Scotland.