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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 technically...
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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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    used to treat leishmaniasis and free-living amoeba infections such as Naegleria fowleri and Balamuthia mandrillaris. This includes the three forms of...
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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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    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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    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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  • Scaglia M, Gatti S, Rossetti F, Alaggio R, Laverda AM, et al. Fatal Naegleria fowleri Meningoencephalitis, Italy Emerging Infectious Diseases [serial...
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    presence in early phases of Naegleria fowleri infection, flushing of this region with saline using a device, to obtain Naegleria fowleri for diagnostic PCR...
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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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    antibodies to distinguish pathogenic Naegleria fowleri (cysts, trophozoites, or flagellate forms) from other Naegleria species". Journal of Clinical Microbiology...
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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...
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    GFAP+ cases. The second is related to the autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy. Naegleria fowleri (percolozoa) Trypanosoma brucei (euglenozoa) Toxoplasma gondii...
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  • which also belongs to the unikont phylogenetic group, than it is to Naegleria fowleri, a "protozoan" bikont. As a result, agents effective against one...
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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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  • thrush and the musician wren. Heavy metal bands such as Hatebeak, Caninus, Naegleria Fowleri, and Boar Glue have released music fronted by a grey parrot, a...
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  • named for its abundance of white waterlilies. Two swimmers have died from Naegleria fowleri infection. The first death was in 2010, followed by a second case...
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    cristae, not tubular as in Amoebozoa. A popular example is the genus Naegleria, whose members can change shape between an amoeba and a flagellate. The...
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  • that are important causes of infectious disease in humans and animals. Naegleria fowleri is often included in the group "free-living amoebae", and this...
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    exhibit this type of locomotion are amoebae (such as Amoeba proteus and Naegleria gruberi,) and slime molds, as well as some cells in humans such as leukocytes...
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  • Amebicide (section Naegleria)
    effective in curing abdominal disorders associated with amoebiasis. Although Naegleria is sometimes considered amoeboid, unlike Acanthamoeba or Balamuthia it...
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    distant on the tree of life. Instead, it is found in Heterolobosia with Naegleria, away from other myxamoeba. Acrasis is found in terrestrial habitats on...
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  • "brain-eating amoeba" has been used to refer to several microorganisms: Naegleria fowleri, which causes naegleriasis Acanthamoeba spp., which causes the...
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    babies and adults. In very rare instances, fatal infection by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri can occur if it enters the body through the nose; therefore tap...
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  • facultative parasites in other organisms. An example of this in humans is Naegleria fowleri - this excavate amoeba species is a free-living bacterivore, but...
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  • N. fowleri may refer to: Naegleria fowleri, species in the genus Naegleria Neocollyris fowleri, species in the tiger beetle family This disambiguation...
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  •  2023 (2023-02-13) 3.09 Shaun, Asher, and Danny treat Ricky, a boy with naegleria fowleri whose parents' marriage is being torn apart by their inability...
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  • stay single. Naegleria Nebiros (ネグレリア・ネビロス, Negureria Nebirosu) Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Japanese); Kelly McHalen (English) Naegleria is Eu's friend...
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    family of Heterolobosea. It includes the following genera: Monopylocystis Naegleria Neovahlkampfia Paravahlkampfia Psalteriomonas Sawyeria Tetramitus Vahlkampfia...
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