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Naegleria  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-QX3WJSVR-5

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