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Naegleria fowleri, also
known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a
species of the
genus Naegleria. It
belongs to the
phylum Percolozoa and is
classified as...
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Naegleria /nɛˈɡlɪəriə/ is a
genus consisting of 47
described species of
protozoa often found in warm
aquatic environments as well as soil
habitats worldwide...
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invariably fatal infection of the
brain by the free-living
protozoan Naegleria fowleri.
Symptoms include headache, fever, nausea, vomiting, a
stiff neck...
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Other well
known species include the so-called "brain-eating amoeba"
Naegleria fowleri, the
intestinal parasite Entamoeba histolytica,
which causes amoebic...
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Naegleria gruberi is a
species of
Naegleria. It is
famous for its
ability to
change from an amoeba,
which lacks a
cytoplasmic microtubule cytoskeleton...
- worldwide, such as
various Naegleria species.
While studies have
found the
presence of
Naegleria in hot
spring waters,
Naegleria fowleri,
responsible for...
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these springs. Some hot
springs microbiota are
infectious to humans:
Naegleria fowleri, an
excavate amoeba,
lives in warm
unsalted waters worldwide and...
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Naegleria lustrarea is a
species of free-living
amoeba belonging to the
group Heterolobosea. It was
described in 2024 from
amoebae present in the gut...
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Naegleria lovaniensis is a
species of
Naegleria. It is
considered non-pathogenic. Stevens, A.R.; De Jonckheere, J.; Willaert, E. (1980). "
Naegleria lovaniensis...
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insufflation of the
amoeba Naegleria fowleri (the "brain-eating amoeba") from
untreated tap water. Two
people died from
Naegleria fowleri infections tied...
