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Protist, 2017 Precise and sufficiently detailed morphological taxonomy is vital in biology, for example in the accurate interpretation of ecological and palaeoecological datasets, especially in polar regions, where biodiversity is poor. Testate amoebae on the Antarctic Peninsula (AP) are well-documented and variations in their population size have recently been ...
Thomas P. Roland +8 more
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Katarium polorum n. sp., n. g., a novel thecofilosean amoeba (Cercozoa, Rhizaria) from the polar oceans. [PDF]
J Eukaryot MicrobiolThecate amoebae play important roles in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. This study introduces a novel thecofilosean amoeba from Arctic and Antarctic sea sediments.
Solbach MD, Bonkowski M, Dumack K.
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<i>Vampyrella crystallifera</i> sp. nov., an Amoeba That Dissolves Entire Algal Cells at a Remarkable Speed. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe vampyrellid amoebae (Order Vampyrellida, Rhizaria) comprise predatory microeukaryotes that inhabit freshwater, marine, and terrestrial habitats. They are known to consume a wide array of prey, which includes microalgae, fungi, and even microscopic ...
Suthaus A, Hess S.
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Identification of "Ryan Virus" as an amoeba of the genus Hartmannella. [PDF]
BMJ, 1967 A recent paper (Pereira, et al., 1966) reported the isolation in Britain of several strains of an antibiotic-resistant infective agent that caused unusual cytopathic effects when inoculated into cell cultures. The new agent was evidently recoverable from the respiratory tract in certain patients, mostly young children, with illnesses of varying ...
John A. Armstrong, M. S. Pereira
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Detection and Confirmation of Naegleria fowleri in a Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Patient Using a Molecular Approach [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology ResearchThe Naegleria fowleri amoeba stands as the primary culprit behind primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), presenting a substantial global public health concern. In recent years, over 17 cases of PAM have been reported in Karachi, Pakistan, highlighting
Muhammad Aurongzeb +11 more
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Microorganisms, 2020 Naegleria fowleri is an opportunistic pathogenic free-living amoeba which is able to rapidly colonize the central nervous system (CNS) and causes a lethal infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
Aitor Rizo-Liendo +8 more
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Advances in Mathematics, 2013 26 pages, 5 figures; minor ...
Thorsten Theobald, Timo de Wolff
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Pathogens, 2022 Acanthamoeba is a free-living amoeba genus able to cause severe infections, such as Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), epithelial disorders and a sight-threatening disease called Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) [...]
María Reyes-Batlle +4 more
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Naegleria australiensis isolated from a wastewater treatment station in Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Journal of Water and Health, 2023 Despite the Naegleria genus being isolated from different natural environments such as water, soil, and air, not all Naegleria species are capable of causing infections in humans, and they are capable of completing their life cycle in environmental ...
Djeniffer Sousa-Ramos +5 more
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