All amoeba articles
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Long ReadsFree-living amoebae and emerging public health challenges in a warming world
The year 2023 was the warmest since global temperature records were established in 1850. Discover the role of free-living amoebae in the transmission of waterborne pathogens and human infection, in the context of rising global temperatures.
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NewsResearch finds key connection between Legionnaires disease and ‘host’ amoeba
A new study of domestic and hospital drinking water systems found Legionella in 41% of samples – with Flinders University researchers making a key connection between the pathogen’s co-existence with a ‘host’ microorganism in all samples tested.
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NewsLake Mead brain-eating amoeba death among very few in US
The death of a Las Vegas-area teenager from a rare brain-eating amoeba to which he is thought to have been exposed at Lake Mead should prompt caution, not panic, experts say.
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NewsMellow yellow pigment keeps social amoebae clustering
The multicellular stage of the amoeba Dicyostelium discoideum is partially regulated by an intensely yellow natural substance, scientists have discovered.