Naegleria [Naegleria]
topical
13
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D009253
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
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification 2
- CY
- cytology 1
- DE
- drug effects
- EN
- enzymology 1
- GE
- genetics 3
- GD
- growth & development 1
- IM
- immunology 1
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 3
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology
- PY
- pathogenicity 4
- PH
- physiology
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure 3
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
B
Organisms