[Studies on the viability of pathogenic amebae of the genus Naegleria in water of different sources (author's transl)].
Water specimens taken from the public water supply (A), a swimming-pool (B), and an inland lake (C) were infected with pathogenic amebae of the genus Naegleria (strain TY/Richmond). The specimens were stored at various temperatures for different periods. The water was then filtered and examined for naegleriae by animal inoculation. The results summarized in table 1 indicate that pathogenic naegleriae are viable at least for some weeks in warm tap and natural waters. Water from indoor swimming-pools however, may be a less suitable medium for the viability of pathogenic naegleriae.
D000656:Amoeba / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D002470:Cell Survival; D013696:Temperature; D014881:Water Supply
Untersuchungen über die Lebensfähigkeit pathogener Amöben der Gattung Naegleria in Wasser unterschiedlicher Herkunft.