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Balamuthia
Epidemiology:
1) inhabitant of soil & water
2) normally feed on bacteria & water
3) opportunistic infection of human CNS
Specific
Balamuthia mandrillaris
General
amoeba
Properties
KINGDOM: animal
PHYLUM: protozoa
References
Clinical Diagnosis & Management by Laboratory Methods,
19th edition, J.B. Henry (ed), W.B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia,
PA. 1996, pg 1269-70