PARA (Acanthamoeba&Naegleria) Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
possible reservoir hosts for Acanthamoeba
A
Legionella spp, mycobacteria, and gram-negative bacill
2
Q
it focuses only to eyes
A
Acanthamoeba
3
Q
it focuses only to brain
A
Naegleria
4
Q
Small free-living amoeba characterized by an
active TROPH and dormant CYST
A
Acanthamoeba
5
Q
Causative agent of GAE ( Granulomatous Amebic
Encephalitis )
A
Acanthamoeba
6
Q
free-living amebo-flagellate
A
Naegleria
7
Q
it reported consistently cause disease in humans
A
Naegleria fowleri
8
Q
most commonly
studied non-pathogenic sp. that has
been utilized in morphogenetic
studies
A
N. gruberi
9
Q
are thermophilic organisms that thrive best in hot springs and other warm aquatic environment
A
Naegleria spp
10
Q
causative agent of primary amebic menigoencephalitis (PAM)
A
Naegleria fowleri
