Balamuthia mandrillaris
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balamuthia-mandrillaris-161-15346651
title:
Balamuthia mandrillaris
text:
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that causes the rare but deadly neurological condition granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). B. mandrillaris is a soil-dwelling amoeba and was first discovered in 1986 in the brain of a mandrill that died in the San Diego Wild Animal Park. B. mandrillaris can infect the body through open wounds or possibly by inhalation. Balamuthia has been isolated from soil. It is believed to be distributed throughout the temperate regions of the world. This
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of pathogenic Amoebozoa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balamuthia_mandrillaris
date created:
2006-08-17T00:49:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T11:06:44Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
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