Naegleria [Naegleria]

topical
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Definition

A free-living soil amoeba pathogenic to humans and animals. It occurs also in water and sewage. The most commonly found species in man is NAEGLERIA FOWLERI which is the pathogen for primary amebic meningoencephalitis in primates.

Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
DUI
D009253 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0014417
Previous indexing
Amoeba (1966-1987)
History note
88
Public note
88

B Organisms
B01 Eukaryota 418
B01.046 Amoebozoa 14
B01.046.500 Lobosea 11
B01.046.500.700 Schizopyrenida 1
B01.046.500.700.710 Naegleria 13
B01.046.500.700.710.375 Naegleria fowleri 14
B02 Archaea 62
B03 Bacteria 2 122
B04 Viruses 641