Preparing amoebae for scanning electron microscopy

✍ Scribed by Cole, T. B. ;John, D. T.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 187 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0741-0581
• DOI: 10.1002/jemt.1060020319

✦ Synopsis

f r e e -l i v i n g a m o e b o f l a g e l l a t e , N a e g l e r i a f o w l e r i ( J o h n , e t a l . , 1 9 8 4 ) . T h i s amoeba i s b o t h t h e c a u s a t i v e a g e n t o f t h e r a p i d l y f a t a l d i s e a s e i n humans c a l l e d p r i m a r y amoebic m e n i n g o e n c e p h a l i t i s and i s c y t o p a t h o g e n i c f o r numerous e s t a b l i s h e d mammalian c e l l c u l t u r e s .