PCR Detection and Analysis of the Free-Living Amoeba Naegleria in Hot Springs in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
Kathy B. Sheehan, Jennifer A. Fagg, Michael J. Ferris, and Joan M. Henson
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2003
Abstract
Free-living thermotolerant amoebae pose a significant health risk to people who soak and swim in habitats
suitable for their growth, such as hot springs. In this survey of 23 different hot springs in Yellowstone and
Grand Teton National Parks, we used PCR with primer sets specific for Naegleria> to detect three sequence types
that represent species not previously described, as well as a fourth sequence type identified as the pathogen
Naegleria fowleri.
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