Organisms

Naegleria

A free-living soil amoeba pathogenic to humans and animals. It occurs also in water and sewage. The most commonly found species in man is NAEGLERIA FOWLERI which is the pathogen for primary amebic meningoencephalitis in primates.

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A free-living soil amoeba pathogenic to humans and animals. It occurs also in water and sewage. The most commonly found species in man is NAEGLERIA FOWLERI which is the pathogen for primary amebic meningoencephalitis in primates.

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  • Naeglerias

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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infection: coordinate IM with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

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  • Amoeba (1966-1987)

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  1. B01w.046w.500.700w.710w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Naegleria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009253. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009253
  2. Naegleria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria
  3. Naegleria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2032451