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Balamuthia

A genus of free-living amoeba in the family Balamuthiidae. Its life cycle includes a cystic stage and a trophozoite stage, both of which are… 
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2017
2017
Acanthamoeba Brain Abscess Confirmed by Molecular Identification
Clinical manifestations of infection of the brain caused by amoeba are divided into two types: primary amebic meningoencephalitis… 
2017
2017
Isolation and identification of free living amoebae from water sources with respect to Acanthamoeba , Naegleria in Jeddah city , Saudi Arabia
Free-living amoeba (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa that have been isolated from a wide range of environments particularly water and… 
2016
2016
Fatal granulomatous amoebic encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a newly diagnosed patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) caused by certain species belonging to the genus Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia, or Naegleria… 
2014
2014
The isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from environmental sources from Peru
Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic free-living amoeba that has been reported to cause skin lesions and the fatal… 
2014
2014
Isolation and molecular characterization of Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia mandrillaris from combination shower units in Costa Rica
Free living amoebae (FLA) are ubiquitous protozoa, which may behave as parasites under certain conditions. Four genera are… 
2009
2009
Rola pełzaków wolno żyjących w wywoływaniu i transmisji chorób u ludzi i zwierząt The role of free-living amoebae in pathogenesis and transmission of human and animal diseases
Pelzaki z grupy „limax”, szczegolnie gatunki z rodzajow Acanthamoeba, Naegleria i Balamuthia, mogą byc fakultatywnymi pasozytami… 
2008
2008
Demonstration of Balamuthia and Acanthamoeba mitochondrial DNA in sectioned archival brain and other tissues by the polymerase chain reaction
2007
2007
Demonstration of Balamuthia and Acanthamoeba mitochondrial DNA in sectioned archival brain and other tissues by the polymerase chain reaction
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is a usually fatal disease caused by the free-living amoebae Balamuthia mandrillaris and… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Advances in Free‐living Amebae Research 2003: Workshop Summary
Presentations on free-living amebae causing granulomatous amebic encephalitis, amebic keratitis and primary amebic… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Isolation of 'free-living' amoebae causing human disease.
The review by Szhasi and her co-authors [l] was useful, particularly the information on the new primary amoebic… 
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