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    Antifungal activities of crude extracts from free-living amoebae
    (Terengganu: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 2007) Adida Zuraida Mohamad
    In this study, extracts of two free-Jiving amoebae, Acanthamoeba strain (AK) and Acanthamoeba polyphaga strain (AP) were tested on pathogenic fungus Aspergillus niger. Both strains of Acanthamoeba where axenically cultured in Protease Peptone D­ glucose (PPG) media at Biotechnology 3 Laboratory, INOS, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. The amoebae extracts of AK and AP were prepared in varies concentration (0.5, I, 2, 4, 6, 8, IO and 12 mg/ml) and were tested on Aspergillus niger.