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Naegleria fowleriin Well Water

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
To the Editor: Naegleria fowleri, a protozoon found in hot springs and warm surface water, can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis in humans. A survey of drinking water supply wells in Arizona determined that wells can be colonized and may be an unrecognized source of this organism that could present a human health risk. N.
Barbara Blair, Payal Sarkar, Kelly R. Bright, Francine Marciano-Cabral, Charles P. Gerba   +4 more
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Temporal and Spatial Survey on the Abundance of Amoebae and Bacteria in an Estuary and the Role of Environmental Parameters

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 5, October 2025.
Free‐living amoebae and bacteria were monitored along a salinity gradient over 1 year. Naegleria and Vibrio were the most represented genera, with salinity and dissolved oxygen identified as key factors structuring amoebae diversity and associated bacterial communities under changing environmental conditions.
Gaëlle Bednarek, Hélène Agogué, Arno Bringer, Tony Agion, Vincent Delafont, Yann Héchard   +5 more
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Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus [PDF]

, 2011
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare entity. Usual presenting features are fever, headache and seizures with meningeal signs and this disease carries high mortality rate.
Bharti, V, Gargi, G, Jaret, P, Panda, P, Raina, R, Sharma, A   +5 more
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Future priorities in tackling infections due to brain-eating amoebae [PDF]

, 2017
Brain-eating amoebae (Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri) can cause opportunistic infections involving the central nervous system.
Anwar, Ayaz *, Khan, Naveed Ahmed *, Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano *   +2 more
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Naphthyridine Derivatives Induce Programmed Cell Death in Naegleria fowleri [PDF]

, 2021
Primary amoebic encephalitis (PAM) caused by the opportunistic pathogen Naegleria fowleri is characterized as a rapid and lethal infection of the brain which ends in the death of the patient in more than 90% of the reported cases.
Alonso Pérez, Concepción Estibaliz, Arberas-Jiménez, Iñigo, Chao-Pellicer, Javier, Lorenzo-Morales, Jacob, Martín Encinas, Endika, Palacios Gambra, Francisco Javier, Piñero, José E., Reyes-Batlle, María, Rizo-Liendo, Aitor, Sifaoui, Ines   +9 more
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A Deeply Branching Lineage in Heterolobosea (Discoba) With Multiflagellated and Multigrooved Life Stages

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 72, Issue 5, September/October 2025.
ABSTRACT Several distantly related, deep‐branching lineages within the eukaryotic tree of life share what is known as the “typical excavate” morphology. This cell architecture includes a suspension‐feeding ventral groove, supported by complex and specific structures of the cytoskeleton, and a vane‐bearing posterior flagellum.
Kristina I. Prokina, Naoji Yubuki, Luis Javier Galindo, Guifré Torruella, Yuji Inagaki, Koji Iwamoto, Purificación López‐García, David Moreira   +7 more
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The Genesis of the “Brain-Eating” Amoeba [PDF]

, 2019
The Creator made all creatures, including amoebas, with variation and plasticity in their genome for global differences of climate, terrain, and environment. God made all creatures to multiply and fill the earth.
Augusta, Jonathan, Gillen, Alan L., Schneckenburger, Kurt   +2 more
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Naegleria fowleri and Naegleria gruberi 20S proteasome: identification and characterization

European Journal of Cell Biology, 2020
The Naegleria are ubiquitous free-living amoebae and are characterized by the presence of three phases in their biological cycle: trophozoite, cyst and flagellate. Of this genus, only Naegleria fowleri has been reported as pathogenic to humans. The proteasome is a multi-catalytic complex and is considered to be the most important structure responsible ...
Paula, Guzmán-Téllez, Diana, Martínez-Valencia, Angélica, Silva-Olivares, Rosa M, Del Ángel, Jesús, Serrano-Luna, Mineko, Shibayama   +5 more
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Flavonoids as Promising Akt1 Inhibitors in Cancer Medicine: Insights From Molecular Docking, Dynamics, DFT Calculations, and In Vitro Validation

Cancer Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is commonly deregulated in different types of cancers, contributing to tumor proliferation, persistence, and resistance to treatment. Akt1, a crucial kinase within this pathway, plays a critical role in tumor progression and the occurrence of therapeutic resistance.
Shokoofeh Jamshidi, Ali Eghbalian, Setareh Shojaei, Amir Taherkhani, Mehran Feizi‐Dehnayebi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A study of various environmental factors on the growth, encystment and survival of free living amoebae : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Microbiology at Massey University [PDF]

, 1985
Free-living amoebae (FLA) are soil organisms which have a worldwide distribution. Interest was raised when they were implicated in two fatal and several non-fatal infections in humans. This investigation involved examination of the role and/or effect of
Rogers, Lynnette Helen
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