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Descriptor
English
:
Naegleria
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Naegleria
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Naegleria
Synonyms
English
:
Naeglerias
Tree Number:
B01.046.500.700.710
Definition
English
:
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
NAEGLERIA FOWLERI
which is the pathogen for primary amebic
meningoencephalitis
in
primates.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS
(IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (
ANTIGENS
, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
History Note
English
:
88
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
22950
Unique Identifier:
D009253
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