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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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fatal infection of the
brain by the free-living
unicellular eukaryote Naegleria fowleri.
Symptoms are meningitis-like and
include headache, fever, nausea...
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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...
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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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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...
- worldwide, such as
various Naegleria species.
While studies have
found the
presence of
Naegleria in hot
spring waters,
Naegleria fowleri,
responsible for...
- used to
treat leishmaniasis and free-living
amoeba infections such as
Naegleria fowleri and
Balamuthia mandrillaris. This
includes the
three forms of...
- Percolozoa. The only
member of this
group that is
infectious to
humans is
Naegleria fowleri, the
causative agent of the
often fatal disease amoebic meningitis...
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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...
