Naegleria fowleri [Naegleria fowleri]
topical
14
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D016848
Definition
A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS.
- Annotation
- infection = PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
- DUI
- D016848 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0025642
- Previous indexing
- Amoeba (1974-1987); Naegleria (1988-1991)
- History note
- 92
- Public note
- 92
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects 1
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics 2
- GD
- growth & development 1
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification 5
- ME
- metabolism 1
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology 1
- PY
- pathogenicity 5
- PH
- physiology 2
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure 1
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
B
Organisms