Naegleria
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Naegleria is a eukaryotic genus. The genus was named after French zoologist Mathieu Naegler.
Species include:
Species include:
- Naegleria fowleriNaegleria fowleriNaegleria fowleri is a free-living excavate form of protist typically found in warm bodies of fresh water, such as ponds, lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It is also found in soil, near warm-water discharges of industrial plants, and unchlorinated swimming pools in an amoeboid or temporary...
, which causes a rare and generally fatal disease in humans - Naegleria gruberiNaegleria gruberiNaegleria gruberi is a species of Naegleria. It is famous for its ability to change from an amoeba, which lacks a cytoplasmic microtubule cytoskeleton, to a flagellate, which has an elaborate microtubule cytoskeleton, including flagella...
External links
- Naegleria - Centers for Disease Control and PreventionCenters for Disease Control and PreventionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
- http://www.bms.ed.ac.uk/research/others/smaciver/naegleria.htm