TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba - a podcast by Vincent Racaniello

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.

Links for this episode:

• N. fowlerii life cycle (CDC)


• N. fowlerii at Artful Amoeba


• Naegleria and amoebic meningoencephalitis (MDPH)


• First case of Naegleria PAM in Italy (Emerg Inf Dis)


• N. fowlerii in well water (Emerg Inf Dis)


• Recent N. fowlerii case in Minnesota (Clin Inf Dis)


• Beat the holiday bug (Sydney Morning Herald)


• Is your neti pot safe? (Dallas News)


• Acanthamoeba keratitis fact sheet (CDC)


• Letters read on TWiP 39

Contact

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