Open AccessComparative 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 , naegleria , biology , transcriptome , microbiology and biotechnology , disease , zoology , virology , genetics , medicine , protozoa , meningoencephalitis , gene , pathology , gene expression
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.