The genome of Naegleria lovaniensis, the basis for a comparative approach to unravel pathogenicity factors of the human pathogenic amoeba N. fowleri

Abstract Background Members of the genus Naegleria are free-living eukaryotes with the capability to transform from the amoeboid form into resting cysts or moving flagellates in response to environmental conditions. More than 40 species have been characterized, but only Naegleria fowleri (N. fowleri...

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Main Authors: Nicole Liechti, Nadia Schürch, Rémy Bruggmann, Matthias Wittwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-018-4994-1