Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae:Acanthamoebaspp.,Balamuthia mandrillaris,Naegleria fowleri, andSappinia diploidea

S. Visvesvara, Govinda; Moura, Hércules; L. Schuster, Frederick

doi:10.1111/j.1574-695x.2007.00232.x

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Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae:Acanthamoebaspp.,Balamuthia mandrillaris,Naegleria fowleri, andSappinia diploidea

Published in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology • Apr 11, 2007

Authors:

Govinda S. Visvesvara

Hércules Moura

Frederick L. Schuster

Abstract

Among the many genera of free-living amoebae that exist in nature, members of only four genera have an association with human disease: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri and Sappinia diploidea. Acanthamoeba spp. and B. mandrillaris are opportunistic pathogens causing infec...

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Naegleria fowleri

Acanthamoeba

Naegleria

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