The accidental discovery of the giant virus of amoeba — Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV; more commonly known as mimivirus) — in 2003 changed the field of virology. Viruses were ...

Bacteria are prokaryotic cells, and some infect single-celled eukaryotes such as amoeba, but as symbionts that benefit the amoeba by shielding them from viruses. Right now, giant viruses are not ...

The fatal brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri claimed the life of a Texas woman who used contaminated water in her nasal ...

Authorities close popular resort after boy succumbs to Naegleria fowleri, a deadly amoeba found in warm freshwater.

Amoebas are single-celled organisms. The so-called brain-eating amoeba is a species discovered in 1965. Its formal name is Naegleria fowleri. It usually lurks in warm freshwater bodies or ...

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A study done in Ohio in the 1990s found more than half of tap water samples studied contained the amoeba and similar microorganisms. “It's very likely that we're all exposed to Acanthamoeba all ...

Research also has indicated the amoeba is common in tap water. A study done in Ohio in the 1990s found more than half of tap water samples studied contained the amoeba and similar microorganisms.

The amoeba only lives in freshwater, so swimming in the ocean is not a risk, Lundstrom added. Naegleria fowleri thrives in warm water, growing best at temperatures up to 115°F.

A study done in Ohio in the 1990s found more than half of tap water samples studied contained the amoeba and similar microorganisms. “It’s very likely that we’re all exposed to Acanthamoeba ...