Isolation and Identification of <i>Naegleria</i> Species in Irrigation Channels for Recreational Use in Mexicali Valley, Mexico

Isolation and Identification of <i>Naegleria</i> Species in Irrigation Channels for Recreational Use in Mexicali Valley, Mexico

Members of the genus <i>Naegleria</i> are free-living amoebae that are widely distributed in water and soil environments. Moreover, <i>Naegleria fowleri</i> is a pathogenic amoeba species that causes a fatal disease in the central nervous system known as primary amoebic menin...

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Main Authors: Patricia Bonilla-Lemus, Saúl Rojas-Hernández, Elizabeth Ramírez-Flores, Diego A. Castillo-Ramírez, Alejandro Cruz Monsalvo-Reyes, Miguel A. Ramírez-Flores, Karla Barrón-Graciano, María Reyes-Batlle, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, María Maricela Carrasco-Yépez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Naegleria</i> spp.
<i>Naegleria fowleri</i>
identification
irrigation channels
Mexicali Valley
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/10/820

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