The amoeba — called Naegleria fowleri — travels up the nose to the brain, where it causes severe brain damage. Most people who have ...

Amoebas are single-celled organisms. The so-called brain-eating amoeba is a species discovered in 1965. It's formal name is Naegleria fowleri.

今天有個新聞(1)，提到美國今年夏天已有三個人被所謂的福氏耐格里阿米巴原蟲（​Naegleria fowleri）感染，得了腦炎死亡。 這隻原蟲引發的腦炎其實在美國每年 ...

fowleri in Australia. N. fowleri is found in freshwater that is usually contaminated with soil. This activity reviews the evaluation and management of ...

N. fowleri is a thermophilic amoeba that grows well in tropical and subtropical climates and can tolerate temperatures up to 45℃ [1,8]. Warm fresh ...

福氏內格里蟲（學名：Naegleria fowleri）是異葉足綱（Heterolobosea）的內格里蟲，俗稱食腦菌、食腦變形蟲（brain-eating amoeba）、福氏阿米巴蟲。

Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic, free-living amoeba. It is found in warm and hot freshwater ponds, lakes and rivers, and in the very warm water of hot springs.

Naegleria fowleri infects people when water containing the ameba enters the body through the nose. This typically occurs when people go swimming or diving in ...

Naegleria fowleri usually infects people when contaminated water enters the body through the nose. Once the ameba enters the nose, it travels to the brain where ...