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Naegleria

Ciliates and Amoebae

Naegleria fowleri is a free-living amoeba found in warm fresh water such as lakes, hot springs and poorly maintained swimming pools, widely known by the nickname the brain-eating amoeba. Infection is extremely rare and occurs only when contaminated water is forced up the nose, allowing the organism to travel along the olfactory nerve into the brain, where it causes an almost always fatal illness called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis; it cannot infect a person through drinking contaminated water or through contact between people.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Detritivore or Scavenger 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Limax-like trophozoites measuring 10 to 35 micrometers 1
Scientific Name
Naegleria fowleri 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Eukarya, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Naegleria

In Biome

Freshwater, Biomes
Source Naegleria fowleri (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Naegleria fowleri (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Naegleria fowleri
  • Morphology
    Trophozoites range from 10 to 35 micrometers in size
  • Article text
    Naegleria fowleri, a thermophilic and free-living amoeba, is primarily found in warm and hot freshwater environments such as ponds, lakes, rivers, hot springs, and poorly maintained swimming pools.
  • system statement
    Naegleria fowleri, a thermophilic and free-living amoeba, is primarily found in warm and hot freshwater environments such as ponds, lakes, rivers, hot springs, and poorly maintained swimming pools.
  • Article text: "This free-living microorganism primarily feeds o"
    This free-living microorganism primarily feeds on bacteria, but can become pathogenic in humans, causing an extremely rare, sudden, severe, and almost always fatal brain infection known as primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), also known as naegleriasis.
  • In Biome: Freshwater, Wikipedia intro: "rimary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), also known as naegleriasis. It is typically found in warm freshwater bodies such as lakes, rivers, hot springs, warm w..."
  • In Group: Amoebae, Lead
    Naegleria fowleri, also known as the brain-eating amoeba or brain-eating amoeboid, is a species of the genus Naegleria.
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2. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Naegleria fowleri
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3210448, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3210448, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Wikidata: Naegleria
  • Wikidata Q131273, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Eukarya, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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