Stacy Kinsey
Peter R. Wright
Sara L. Caldwell Eldridge
Vince Hill
Amy Kahler
Mia Mattioli
Robert S. Cornman
Deborah D. Iwanowicz
Zachary Eddy
Sandra Halonen
Rebecca C. Mueller
Brent Peyton
Geoffrey Puzon
Elliott P. Barnhart
2024
<p><span>The free-living thermophilic amoeba </span><i>Naegleria fowleri</i><span> (</span><i>N. fowleri</i><span>) causes the highly fatal disease primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. The environmental conditions that are favorable to the growth and proliferation of </span><i>N. fowleri</i><span> are not well-defined, especially in northern regions of the United States. In this study, we used culture-based methods and multiple molecular approaches to detect and analyze</span><i>N. fowleri</i><span> and other </span><i>Naegleria</i><span> spp. in water, sediment, and biofilm samples from five hot spring sites in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, U.S.A. These results provide the first detections of </span><i>N. fowleri</i><span> in Grand Teton National Park and provide new insights into the distribution of pathogenic </span><i>N. fowleri</i><span> and other nonpathogenic </span><i>Naegleria</i><span> spp. in natural thermal water systems in northern latitudes.</span></p>
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10.1021/acsestwater.3c00650
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American Chemical Society
Naegleria fowleri detected in Grand Teton National Park hot springs
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