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Free‐Living Amoebas in Extreme Environments: The True Survival in our Planet
BioMed Research International, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Free‐living amoebas (FLAs) are microorganisms, unicellular protozoa widely distributed in nature and present in different environments, such as water or soil; they are maintained in ecosystems and play a fundamental role in the biological control of bacteria, other protozoa, and mushrooms.
Camila Salazar-Ardiles +3 more
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Post-mortem culture of Balamuthia mandrillaris from the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of a case of granulomatous amoebic meningoencephalitis, using human brain microvascular endothelial cells [PDF]
, 2004 The first isolation in the UK of Balamuthia mandrillaris amoebae from a fatal case of granulomatous amoebic meningoencephalitis is reported. Using primary cultures of human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBMECs), amoebae were isolated from the ...
Rogers, Claire +18 more
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mBio, 2018 Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic free-living amoeba that causes a rare but almost always fatal infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Two distinct forms of B.
Matthew T. Laurie +9 more
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MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 10, Issue 1, February 2021., 2021 Free‐living amoebas (FLA) and pathogenic bacteria represent a risk in swimming pools. This work aimed to study the physicochemical characteristics and the occurrence of potentially pathogenic FLA and bacteria in water samples from 20 public indoor swimming facilities in northern Portugal.
María Reyes‐Batlle +8 more
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In Vitro Activity of Nitroxoline (5-Nitro-8-Hydroxyquinoline) Against Aspergillus Species. [PDF]
MycosesABSTRACT Background Nitroxoline is an old antibiotic currently approved for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Its mode of action is based on the chelation of bivalent cations, such as zinc. Objectives As zinc plays a central role in the metabolism of Aspergillus spp., we performed antifungal susceptibility testing against ...
Hoffmann A +7 more
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Isolation and identification of free-living amoeba from contact lenses: Thermal and osmotic tolerance in relation to their pathogenicity. [PDF]
Assiut University Journal of Multidisciplinary Scientific Research, 2022 Free-living amoeba (FLA) such as Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri, Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Sappinia diploidea are widely distributed natural and human-made environments which may cause human diseases. For example, N.
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A 76‐year‐old male with multiple enhancing brain lesions
, 2022 Brain Pathology, Volume 32, Issue 3, May 2022.
Kathryn L. Eschbacher +5 more
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Lethal encounters: The evolving spectrum of amoebic meningoencephalitis
IDCases, 2019 The free-living amoebae are thermophilic organisms that may play an increasing role among diseases of a warming world. They are uncommon, accidental, yet high consequence pathogens, with differing pathologic syndromes.
Sandra G. Gompf, Cristina Garcia
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Tropical Parasitology, 2021 Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic, free-living ameba that is pathogenic to humans. It has a worldwide distribution but is mainly detected in warmer regions. Balamuthia infections are rare but have been reported in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals of all ages. B.
Bhosale, Namrata K. +1 more
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Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris [PDF]
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine, 2019 We present the case of a 71-year-old man who was diagnosed with amoebic encephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris. He had rheumatic arthritis for 30 years and had undergone continuous treatment with immunosuppressants.
Su Jung Kum +4 more
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