Concept information
Preferred term
Balamuthia mandrillaris
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Note
- infection: coordinate with AMEBIASIS; for encephalitis caused by this organism, coordinate also with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS + INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALITIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Scope note
- A species of free-living soil amoeba in the family Balamuthiidae, causing AMEBIASIS and a deadly form of ENCEPHALITIS in humans.
History note
- 2012
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D059611
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