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The Naegleria genome: a free-living microbial eukaryote lends unique insights into core eukaryotic cell biology

, 2011
Naegleria gruberi, a free-living protist, has long been treasured as a model for basal body and flagellar assembly due to its ability to differentiate from crawling amoebae into swimming flagellates.
Fritz-Laylin, Lillian K., Dawson, Scott C., Ginger, Michael, Fulton, Chandler, Walsh, Charles   +4 more
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GalNAc Carbohydrate Prevents the Formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Increase Myeloperoxidase Enzyme Activity in Interactions of Neutrophils and Entamoeba histolytica Preincubated With GalNAc

BioMed Research International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
During amoebic infection, neutrophils are the first cells of the immune system to interact with trophozoites of Entamoeba histolytica, initiating amoebicidal activity. Different lectins and carbohydrates can participate in the mechanism of adhesion between E.
David Levaro-Loquio, Andrea Cruz-Baquero, Germán Higuera-Martínez, José De Jesús Serrano-Luna, Arturo Contis-Montes de Oca, Edgar Abarca-Rojano, Ivonne Maciel Arciniega-Martínez, Aldo Arturo Reséndiz-Albor, Judith Pacheco-Yépez, Edilene O. Silva   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Case of Fatal Balamuthia mandrillaris Encephalitis in a Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a rare and lethal amoeba that causes granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), a severe brain infection with a high mortality rate. This manuscript presents a case study of a 5‐year‐old female patient with B. mandrillaris amoebic encephalitis.
Isabella Amado, Yukta Italia, Rebecca Luke, Mary Suzanne Whitworth, Rajib Chowdhury   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis in an Infant due to Naegleria fowleri

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2011
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused by free-living amebae Naegleria fowleri is a rare and fatal condition. A fatal case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis was diagnosed in a 5-month-old infant who presented with the history of decrease ...
Vinay Khanna, Ruchee Khanna, Shrikiran Hebbar, V. Shashidhar, Sunil Mundkar, Frenil Munim, Karthick Annamalai, Deepak Nayak, Chiranjay Mukhopadhayay   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation and Molecular Identification of Potentially Pathogenic Free‐Living Amoeba in Tap Water Faucets in Quezon City, Philippines

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Free‐living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous in environmental water and soil, and their presence in water systems for human consumption is a public health concern due to their potential pathogenicity and ability to act as a reservoir for pathogenic bacteria.
Jehudiel Eugenio R. Tiglao, Davin Edric V. Adao, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overview of geographic sites sampled for Naegleria spp.

, 2015
#Sample was positive for N. fowleriOverview of geographic sites sampled for Naegleria spp.
Bijay Ranjan Mirdha (816242), Ashutosh Panda (816240), Samander Kaushik (336220), Yogita Singh (816243), Shehla Khalil (816241)   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Detection of Microbial Contaminants in Water: Conventional Methods, Pragmatic Alternatives, and Nanosensing Techniques

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo, Joshua N. Edokpayi, Mercy A. Alabi, Joshua A. Oyetade, Eunice Ubomba‐Jaswa, Penny Jaca, Rachel Makungo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanisms of axoneme and centriole elimination in Naegleria gruberi

The early branching eukaryote Naegleria gruberi can transform transiently from an amoeboid life form lacking centrioles and flagella to a flagellate life form where these elements are present, followed by reversion to the amoeboid state.
Woglar, Alexander, Garcia Rodriguez, Gabriela, Busso, Coralie, Douma, Friso, Croisier, Marie, Knott, Graham, Gönczy, Pierre   +6 more
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Naegleria fowleri: functional expression of the Nfa1 protein in transfected Naegleria gruberi by promoter modification.

, 2006
To establish a transient transfection system in a Naegleria, we constructed three nfa1-pEGFP-N1 vectors by the promoter replacement and insertion of a nfa1 gene and transfected the DNAs into Naegleria gruberi using a lipid reagent.
Kwon, MH, Im, KI, Song, KJ, Park, S, Jeong, SR, Shin, HJ, Pak, JH, Kim, K   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source