Comparative Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Naegleria fowleri Clinical and Environmental Isolates
Author(s) -
Sandeep J. Joseph,
Subin Park,
Alyssa Kelley,
Shantanu Roy,
Jennifer R. Cope,
Ibne Karim M. Ali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
msphere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.749
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2379-5042
DOI - 10.1128/msphere.00637-21
Subject(s) - naegleria fowleri , biology , transcriptome , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , virology , gene , gene expression , meningoencephalitis
N. fowleri , the only knownNaegleria species to infect humans, causes fatal brain disease. PAM cases from 1965 to 2016 showed <20 cases per year globally.
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