TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba
Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello\xa0and\xa0Dickson Despommier
\nVincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae\xa0Naegleria fowlerii\xa0and\xa0Acanthamoeba castellani.
\nLinks for this episode:\n- \n
- N. fowlerii\xa0life cycle\xa0(CDC) \n
- N. fowlerii at\xa0Artful Amoeba \n
- Naegleria\xa0and\xa0amoebic meningoencephalitis\xa0(MDPH) \n
- First case\xa0of\xa0Naegleria\xa0PAM in Italy (Emerg Inf Dis) \n
- N. fowlerii\xa0in\xa0well water\xa0(Emerg Inf Dis) \n
- Recent\xa0N. fowlerii\xa0case in\xa0Minnesota\xa0(Clin Inf Dis) \n
- Beat the\xa0holiday bug\xa0(Sydney Morning Herald) \n
- Is your\xa0neti pot\xa0safe? (Dallas News) \n
- Acanthamoeba\xa0keratitis\xa0fact sheet\xa0(CDC) \n
- Letters read\xa0on TWiP 39 \n
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