Free-living amoebae (FLA) are protozoa widely distributed in the environment, found in a
great diversity of terrestrial biomes. Some genera of FLA are linked to human infections. The …

Among various genera of free-living amoebae prevalent in nature, some members are
identified as causative agents of human encephalitis, in which Naegleria fowleri followed by …

The ubiquitous free-living amoebae (FLA) are microorganisms of significant medical,
sanitary, and ecological importance. However, their characterization within solid matrices …

Pathogenic free-living amoebae affecting the central nervous system are known to cause
granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) or primary amoebic meningoencephalitis …

Balamuthia mandrillaris, a pathogenic free-living amoeba, causes cutaneous skin lesions as
well as granulomatous amoebic encephalitis, a 'brain-eating'disease. As with the other …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a pathogenic free-living amoeba that causes a rare but almost
always fatal infection of the central nervous system called granulomatous amoebic …

Introduction Balamuthia mandrillaris, a free-living amoeba, causes an uncommon infection
that is characterized by cutaneous and neurological involvement, which carries a poor …

Acanthamoeba spp. are opportunistic pathogens that are ubiquitous in nature. Many species
of this genus are responsible for a fatal encephalitis and keratitis in humans and other …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is an opportunistic free-living amoeba that has been reported to
cause cutaneous lesions and Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis. The biology and …

Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that lives in soil and water near human
settlements. B. mandrillaris was first isolated from a mandrill baboon that died at the San …