Isolation and habitat analysis of Balamuthia mandrillaris from soil
Isolation and habitat analysis of Balamuthia mandrillaris from soil
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Balamuthia mandrillaris
is a free-living amoeba that causes meningoencephalitis in mammals. Over 200 cases of infection were reported worldwide, with a fatality rate of over 95%. A clear route of infection was unknown for a long time until a girl died of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) in California, USA, in 2003 due to infection with
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Isolation and habitat analysis of Balamuthia mandrillaris from soil
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3153591782
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3153591782
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0932-0113
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1432-1955
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10.1007/s00436-024-08182-5
