spp. are considered the most commonly occurring free-living amoebae (FLA) in the environment. Their high resilience enables them to thrive in different types of environments. Using purposive sampling, 80 surface water samples were collected from identified coastal sites in Mariveles, Bataan, and Lingayen Gulf (40 water samples for each). Nineteen (23.75%) of the 80 water samples yielded positive amoebic growth during the 14-day culture and microscopic examination. The polymerase chain reaction confirmed
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