Naegleria fowleri

Naegleria fowleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Heterolobosea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Protozoa Subregnum: Eozoa Infraregnum: Excavata Phylum: Percolozoa Subphylum: Tetramitia Classis: Heterolobosea

Ordo: Schizopyrenida
Familia: Vahlkampfiidae
Genus: Naegleria
Species: Naegleria fowleri

Name

• Naegleria fowleri Carter, 1970

References

• Carter, R.F. 1970: Description of a Naegleria sp. isolated from two cases of primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis, and of the experimental pathological changes induced by it. Journal of pathology, 100(4): 217–244, plates LXXXIII-XCIV. DOI: 10.1002/path.1711000402

New Zealand references

• Cursons RT, Sleigh JW, Hood D, Pullon D. 2003: A case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis: North Island, New Zealand. NZ Med J 2003;116(1187). URL:

https://web.archive.org/web/20050912092526/http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/116-1187/712/

• Ellis-Pegler, R. 2003: Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis – rare and lethal. New Zealand medical journal, 116(1187): full text

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