Naegleria lovaniensis
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| Naegleria lovaniensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| (unranked): | Excavata |
| Phylum: | Percolozoa |
| Class: | Heterolobosea |
| Order: | Schizopyrenida |
| Family: | Vahlkampfiidae |
| Genus: | Naegleria |
| Species: | N. lovaniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Naegleria lovaniensis Stevens, De Jonckheere & Willaert, 1980 | |
Naegleria lovaniensis is a species of Naegleria.[1] It is considered non-pathogenic.[2]
References
- ↑ Stevens, A.R.; De Jonckheere, J.; Willaert, E. (1980). "Naegleria lovaniensis new species: Isolation and identification of six thermophilic strains of a new species found in association with Naegleria fowleri". International Journal for Parasitology 10 (1): 51–64. doi:10.1016/0020-7519(80)90064-8. ISSN 0020-7519.
- ↑ Jamerson M, da Rocha-Azevedo B, Cabral GA, Marciano-Cabral F (March 2012). "Pathogenic Naegleria fowleri and non-pathogenic Naegleria lovaniensis exhibit differential adhesion to, and invasion of, extracellular matrix proteins". Microbiology (Reading, England) 158 (Pt 3): 791–803. doi:10.1099/mic.0.055020-0. PMC 3352113. PMID 22222499. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
Further reading
- Thong YH, Ferrante A (January 1986). "Migration patterns of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Naegleria spp". Infection and Immunity 51 (1): 177–80. PMC 261082. PMID 3940994. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- Červa, L. (1986). "Naegleria fowleri andN. lovaniensis: Differences in sensitivity to trimethoprim and other antifolates". Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde Parasitology Research 72 (5): 585–590. doi:10.1007/BF00925478. ISSN 0044-3255.
External links
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Naegleria Information
- Naegleria lovaniensis at the Encyclopedia of Life
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