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... > Eukaryota > Amoebozoa > Lobosea > Schizopyrenida > Naegleria > Naegleria fowleri

Preferred term

Naegleria fowleri  

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Broader concept

Note

  • infection = PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of parasitic protozoa having both an ameboid and flagellate stage in its life cycle. Infection with this pathogen produces PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS.

History note

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016848

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