Sappinia pedata
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| Species: | S. pedata
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Sappinia pedata is a species of Amoebozoa.[1][2][3] Sappinia is a free-living amoeba (a single-celled organism), found in the environment. This organism can cause granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE), However, only one case of GAE due to S. pedata infection has ever been reported, and the patient survived without any long-term consequences.[4]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- ^ Brown, M.; Spiegel, F.; Silberman, J. (2007). "Amoeba at attention: phylogenetic affinity of Sappinia pedata". The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology. 54 (6): 511–519. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00292.x. PMID 18070328.
- ^ Qvarnstrom, Y.; Da Silva, A.; Schuster, F.; Gelman, B.; Visvesvara, G. (2009). "Molecular confirmation of Sappinia pedata as a causative agent of amoebic encephalitis". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 199 (8): 1139–1142. doi:10.1086/597473. PMID 19302010.
- ^ Wylezich, C.; Walochnik, J.; Michel, R. (2009). "High genetic diversity of Sappinia-like strains (Amoebozoa, Thecamoebidae) revealed by SSU rRNA investigations". Parasitology research. 105 (3): 869–873. doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1482-1. PMID 19495795.
- ^ https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sappinia/faqs.html
