Occurrence of Naegleria fowleri and faecal indicators in sediments from Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

• Main Authors: Shalina A. Shahin (Author), Joshua H. Alarcon (Author), Hanna N. Brosky (Author), Jennifer G. Lamori (Author), Ayokunle C. Dada (Author), Jia Xue (Author), Pradip Gyawali (Author), Samendra P. Sherchan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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The occurrence of amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, in sediment samples from Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana was investigated. This amoeba is pathogenic and can cause primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. In this study, quantitative polymerase chain reaction methods were used to test for the prevalence of N...