Cytopathogenicity of Naegleria gruberi for rat neuroblastoma cell cultures.
Amoebae of Naegleria gruberi were cytopathic for cultures of rat neuroblastoma (B-103) cells. N. gruberi grew and destroyed B-103 cells at 30 degrees C. As few as one amoeba inoculated per million B-103 cells resulted in cytopathogenicity after extensive growth of N. gruberi.
D000656:Amoeba / Q000254:growth & development / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D009474:Neurons / Q000469:parasitology*; D051381:Rats; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors