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TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba

TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba

FromThis Week in Parasitism


TWiP 39: I encyst, said the amoeba

FromThis Week in Parasitism

ratings:
Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson review the biology and pathogenesis of the amoebae Naegleria fowlerii and Acanthamoeba castellani.
Links for this episode:

N. fowlerii life cycle (CDC)
N. fowlerii at Artful Amoeba
Naegleria and amoebic meningoencephalitis (MDPH)
First case of Naegleria PAM in Italy (Emerg Inf Dis)
N. fowlerii in well water (Emerg Inf Dis)
Recent N. fowlerii case in Minnesota (Clin Inf Dis)
Beat the holiday bug (Sydney Morning Herald)
Is your neti pot safe? (Dallas News)
Acanthamoeba keratitis fact sheet (CDC)
Letters read on TWiP 39

Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twip@twiv.tv.
Released:
Apr 26, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode

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TWiP is a monthly netcast about eukaryotic parasites. Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier, science Professors from Columbia University, deconstruct parasites, how they cause illness, and how you can prevent infections.