Comparative single-cell genomics of two uncultivated Naegleria species harboring Legionella cobionts [PDF]
mSphereAmoeboflagellates of the genus Naegleria are free-living protists ubiquitously found in soil and freshwater habitats worldwide. They include the “brain-eating amoeba” Naegleria fowleri, an opportunistic pathogen that causes primary amoebic ...
Jamie McGowan +11 more
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Evaluating the Drinking Water Distribution System of Lahore for Free-Living Amoebas, Particularly Naegleria spp. [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology ResearchFree-living amoebas are ubiquitous in distribution systems and recreational waters. Numerous studies have described the problem posed by their presence in the drinking water distribution systems of Lahore; however, very few studies have been done on ...
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Soil-dwelling Naegleria enhances plant performance by stimulating beneficial bacterial functions in the rhizosphere [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSoil protists play vital roles in influencing plant performance, yet their interactions with plant-beneficial bacteria are still poorly understood. Here, we examine how two soil protists (Naegleria sp.
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Detection of Naegleria species in environmental samples from Peninsular Malaysia.
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundIn Malaysia, researchers and medical practitioners are unfamiliar with Naegleria infections. Thus little is known about the existence of pathogenic Naegleria fowleri, and the resultant primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is seldom ...
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Distribution of Naegleria fowleri in Selected Northeast Arkansas Lakes [PDF]
, 1980 Seven northeast Arkansas recreational lakes were examined for the presence of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Naegleria fowleri. Cultural differentiation and microscopic morphology were used as species determining tests, while mouse pathogenicity tests were
Evans, Robert Dean, Hinck, Lawrence W.
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A socioenvironmental approach to the nosogenic potential of freshwaters with presence of thermotolerant free-living amoebae in Costa Rica [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionWithin the group of free-living amoebae (FLA), the genus Naegleria stands out for including species adapted to high temperatures, such as the facultative human parasite Naegleria fowleri, that can be found in various terrestrial and aquatic ...
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Detection and identification of Naegleria species along with Naegleria fowleri in the tap water samples [PDF]
BMC Medical GenomicsNaegleria fowleri, the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), is commonly found in warm freshwater environments and can enter the brain through nasal passages during activities like swimming or ablution.
Muhammad Aurongzeb +7 more
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First evidence of free-living Naegleria species in recreational lakes of Alberta, Canada
Journal of Water and Health, 2023 Rising temperatures are increasing environmental habitats for thermotolerant pathogens, such as the so-called ‘brain-eating amoeba’, Naegleria fowleri. To the best of our knowledge, however, Naegleria species have not been reported in environmental water
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 IntroductionFree-living amoebae of the Naegleria genus belong to the major protist clade Heterolobosea and are ubiquitously distributed in soil and freshwater habitats. Of the 47 Naegleria species described, N. fowleri is the only one being pathogenic to
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Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022 The multi-tubulin hypothesis proposed in 1976 was motivated by finding that the tubulin to build the flagellar apparatus was synthesized de novo during the optional differentiation of Naegleria from walking amoebae to swimming flagellates.
Chandler Fulton
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