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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
Molecular identification of waterborne free living amoebae (Acanthamoeba, Naegleria and Vermamoeba) isolated from municipal drinking water and environmental sources, Semnan province, north half of…
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Screening of Swiss hot spring resorts for potentially pathogenic free-living amoebae.
Review
2009
Review
2009
Free-living amoebae, a training field for macrophage resistance of mycobacteria.
Mycobacterium species evolved from an environmental recent common ancestor by reductive evolution and lateral gene transfer… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris from urban dust, free of known infectious involvement
The free-living amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris can cause fatal encephalitis in humans and other mammals. The organism is… 
2008
2008
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… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Histopathologic spectrum and immunohistochemical diagnosis of amebic meningoencephalitis
Traditionally, Naegleria fowleri infections are labeled primary amebic meningoencephalitis because of prominent meningeal… 
2006
2006
Evaluation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells as food source for Balamuthia mandrillaris
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a recently identified free-living protozoan pathogen that can cause fatal granulomatous encephalitis… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Detection of Balamuthia Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene DNA in Clinical Specimens by PCR
ABSTRACT Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living ameba that causes granulomatous amebic encephalitis in both immunocompromised… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris by PCR Assay Using the Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene as a Target
ABSTRACT Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic pathogen that causes granulomatous amebic meningoencephalitis in animals… 
2001
2001
The unusually long small subunit ribosomal RNA gene found in amitochondriate amoeboflagellate Pelomyxa palustris: its rRNA predicted secondary structure and phylogenetic implication.
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