Species Naegleria fowleri Carter, 1970

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• Naegleria fowleri Carter, R.F. 1970. Description of a Naegleria sp. isolated from two cases of primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis, and of the experimental pathological changes induced by it. Journal of Pathology 100: 217-244.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Endoparasitic (host(s): Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (from brain (exptl. infection)); Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 [HOMINIDAE] Human (from brain & cerebrospinal fluid)).

Associated Fauna References

Adams M., Andrews R.H., Robinson B., Christy P., Baverstock P.R., Dobson P.J. & Blackler S.J. 1989. A genetic approach to species criteria in the amoeba genus Naegleria using allozyme electrophoresis. International Journal for Parasitology 19: 823-834 (Homo sapiens)

Anderson K. & Jamieson A. 1972. Agglutination test for the investigation of the genus Naegleria. Pathology 4: 273-278 (Mus musculus)

Anderson K. & Jamieson A. 1972. Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. Lancet 22: 902-903 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Carter, R.F. 1968. Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis: clinical, pathological and epidemiological features of six fatal cases. Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology 96: 1-25 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Carter, R.F. 1970. Description of a Naegleria sp. isolated from two cases of primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis, and of the experimental pathological changes induced by it. Journal of Pathology 100: 217-244 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Carter, R.F. 1972. Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis. An appraisal of present knowledge. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 66: 193-213 (Homo sapiens)

Dorsch, M.M., Cameron, A.S. & Robinson, B.S. 1983. The epidemiology and control of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis with particular reference to South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77: 372-377 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Ferrante, A., Carter, R.F., Lopez, A.F., Rowan-Kelly, B., Hill, N.L. & Vadas, M.A. 1988. Depression of immunity to Naegleria fowleri in mice by selective depletion of neutrophils with a monoclonal antibody. Infection and Immunity 56: 2286-2291 (Mus musculus)

Ferrante, A., Hill, N.L., Abell, T.J. & Pruul, H. 1987. Role of myeloperoxidase in the killing of Naegleria fowleri by lymphokine-altered human neutrophils. Infection and Immunity 55: 1047-1050 (Mus musculus)

Ferrante, A. & Bates, E.J. 1988. Elastase in the pathogenic free-living amoebae Naegleria and Acanthamoeba spp. Infection and Immunity 56: 3320-3321 (Mus musculus)

Ferrante, A. & Lederer, E. 1986. Curative properties of muramyl dipeptide in experimental Naegleria meningoencephalitis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 80: 323-326 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Ferrante, A. & Rowan-Kelly, B. 1988. The role of antibody in immunity against experimental Naegleria meningoencephalitis ('amoebic meningitis'). Immunology 64: 241-244 (Mus musculus; Homo sapiens)

Ferrante, A. & Thong, Y.H. 1979. Antibody induced capping and endocytosis of surface antigens in Naegleria fowleri. International Journal for Parasitology 9: 599-601 (Homo sapiens)

Ferrante, A. & Thong, Y.H. 1980. Unique phagocytic process in neutrophil-mediated killing of Naegleria fowleri. Immunology Letters 2: 37-41 (Mus musculus)

Fowler, M. & Carter, R.F. 1965. Acute pyogenic meningitis probably due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a preliminary report. British Medical Journal 2: 740-742 (Homo sapiens)

Griffin, J.L. 1978. Pathogenic free-living amoebae. pp. 507-549 in Kreier, J.P. Parasitic Protozoa. New York : Academic Press Vol. 2. (Homo sapiens)

Jamieson, A. & Anderson, K. 1973. A method for the isolation of Naegleria species from water samples. Pathology 5: 55-58 (Mus musculus)

Jamieson, A. & Anderson, K. 1974. Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. Lancet 1: 261 (Homo sapiens)

John, D.T. 1993. Opportunistically pathogenic free-living amoebae. pp. 143-246 in Kreier, J.P. & Baker, J.R. (eds). Parasitic Protozoa. San Diego : Academic Press Vol. 3 2. (Homo sapiens)

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)

Thong, Y.H., Carter, R.F., Ferrante, A. & Rowan-Kelly, B. 1983. Site of expression of immunity to Naegleria fowleri in immunized mice. Parasite Immunology 5: 67-76 (Mus musculus)

Thong, Y.H., Ferrante, A., Rowan-Kelly, B. & O'Keefe, D. 1980. Immunization with live amoebae, amoebic lysate and culture supernatant in experimental Naegleria meningoencephalitis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 74: 570-576 (Mus musculus)

Thong, Y.H., Ferrante, A., Rowan-Kelly, B. & O'Keefe, D.E. 1979. Immunization with culture supernatant in experimental amoebic meningoencephalitis. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 73: 684-685 (Mus musculus)

Thong, Y.H., Ferrante, A., Shepherd, C. & Rowan-Kelly, B. 1978. Resistance of mice to Naegleria meningoencephalitis transferred by immune serum. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 72: 650-652 (Mus musculus)

Thong, Y.H., Shepherd, C., Ferrante, A. & Rowan-Kelly, B. 1978. Protective immunity to Naegleria fowleri in experimental amebic meningoencephalitis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 27: 238-240 (Mus musculus)

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