Naegleria fowleri
species of free-living excavate form of protist
Naegleria fowleri is a free-living form of protist typically found in warm fresh water, from 25–35 degrees Celsius. It belongs to a group called the Percolozoa or Heterolobosea.
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| Species: | N. fowleri
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| Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970)
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N. fowleri can invade and attack the human nervous system; although this occurs rarely, such an infection will nearly always result in the death of the victim.
