Naegleria fowleri
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naegleria-fowleri-205-14640517
title:
Naegleria fowleri
text:
Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba, is a species of the genus Naegleria. It belongs to the phylum Percolozoa and is technically classified as an amoeboflagellate excavate, rather than a true amoeba. This free-living microorganism primarily feeds on bacteria but can become pathogenic in humans, causing an extremely rare, sudden, severe, and usually fatal brain infection known as naegleriasis or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). It is typically found in warm freshwat
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of free-living excavate form of protist
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
date created:
2015-07-05T05:37:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T14:48:21Z
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