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Prevalence of Naegleria fowleri in Environmental Samples from Northern Part of India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Naegleria fowleri the causative agent of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, is ubiquitously distributed worldwide in various warm aquatic environments and soil habitats. The present study reports on the presence of Naegleria spp.
Ashutosh Panda +4 more
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Transmission characteristics and prevention measures of Naegleria fowleri： a review
Shanghai yufang yixue, 2022 ObjectiveTo review the Naegleria fowleri and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by the naegleria fowleri， so as to strengthen the public awareness of the disease and its prevention.MethodsWe reviewed the literatures and reports， and summarized ...
ZHANG Na, ZHOU Yibiao
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Naegleria fowleri meningoencephalitis [PDF]
Neurology, 2003 A previously healthy 5-year-old boy presented with severe headache and neck stiffness. On examination, he exhibited somnolence and nuchal rigidity. The results of CSF studies were as follows: red blood cells, 400/mm3; white blood cells, 1,150/mm3 (91% polymorphonuclear cells); glucose level, …
Darin T, Okuda, Stephen, Coons
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Naegleria fowleri from Pakistan Has Type-2 Genotype
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022 Background: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is an acute and fulminant CNS infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. Recreational activities and ritual ablution with contaminated warm fresh water are the main reason of PAM.
Muhammad Aurongzeb +7 more
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Virtual Screening of Alkaloid and Terpenoid Inhibitors of SMT Expressed in Naegleria sp.
Molecules, 2022 The pathogenic form of thermophilic Naegleria sp. i.e., Naegleria fowleri, also known as brain eating amoeba, causes primary amoebic encephalitis (PAM) with a >97% fatality rate.
Jason Abraham, Neha Chauhan, Supriyo Ray
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A nonmitochondrial hydrogen production in Naegleria gruberi [PDF]
, 2014 Naegleria gruberi is a free-living heterotrophic aerobic amoeba well known for its ability to transform from an amoeba to a flagellate form. The genome of N.
Šutak, Robert +4 more
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Pathogens, 2020 Members of the genus Naegleria are free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in water and soil environments. Moreover, Naegleria fowleri is a pathogenic amoeba species that causes a fatal disease in the central nervous system known as primary ...
Patricia Bonilla-Lemus +9 more
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BMC Genomics, 2018 Background Members of the genus Naegleria are free-living eukaryotes with the capability to transform from the amoeboid form into resting cysts or moving flagellates in response to environmental conditions.
Nicole Liechti +3 more
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Ultrastructure of Naegleria fowleri enflagellation [PDF]
Journal of Bacteriology, 1981 Amoebae of Naegleria fowleri nN68 became elongated flagellated cells 150 to 180 min after subculture to non-nutrient buffer. N. fowleri NF69 did not become elongated or flagellated under these conditions. Electron microscopic examination of N. fowleri confirmed that it is a typical eucaryotic protist with a distinct nuclear envelope and prominent ...
M, Patterson +3 more
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Survey of Naegleria fowleri in geothermal recreational waters of Guadeloupe (French West Indies). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 In 2008 a fatal case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, due to the amoeboflagellate Naegleria fowleri, occurred in Guadeloupe, French West Indies, after a child swam in a bath fed with geothermal water.
Mirna Moussa +6 more
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