Species Balamuthia mandrillaris Visvesvara, Schuster & Martinez, 1993

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• Balamuthia mandrillaris Visvesvara, G.S., Schuster, F.L. & Martinez, A.J. 1993. Balamuthia mandrillaris, n.g., n.sp., agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 40: 504-514.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (from brain); Pongo pygmaeus Linnaeus, 1760 [HOMINIDAE] Orangutan (from brain of zoo animal, within Australia)).

Associated Fauna References

Canfield, P.J., Vogelnest, L., Cunningham, M.L. & Visvesvara, G.S. 1997. Amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in an orang utan. Australian Veterinary Journal 75: 97-100 (Pongo pygmaeus)

Schuster, F.L. & Visvesvara, G.S. 2004. Free-living amoebae as opportunistic and non-opportunistic pathogens of humans and animals. International Journal for Parasitology 34: 1001-1027 (Homo sapiens)

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