Name - Balamuthia mandrillaris

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1242500 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Balamuthia mandrillaris Visvesvara, Schuster & Martinez 1993

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Recent Publications

• Evaluation of molecular characterization and phylogeny for quantification of Acanthamoeba and Naegleria fowleri in various water sources, Turkey.
• Pathogenic free-living amoebae from water sources in Cape Verde.
• Molecular identification of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris and Naegleria fowleri in soil samples using quantitative real-time PCR assay in Turkey; Hidden danger in the soil!
• Functional annotation and comparative genomics analysis of Balamuthia mandrillaris reveals potential virulence-related genes.
• Fatal balamuthosis in a Siberian tiger and a literature review of detection options for free-living amoebic infections in animals.

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