| naegleria fowleri | A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces primary amebic meningoencephalitis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| naegleria | 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 naegleri fowleri which is the pathogen for primary amebic meningoencephalitis in primates. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Naegleria gruberi | <protozoa> A normally amoeboid protozoan found in the soil. When it is flooded with water or a solution of low ionic strength it transforms into a swimming form with two flagella. (13 Nov 1997) |