organism: Balamuthia mandrillaris
description: This amoeba was originally isolated from a brain biopsy of a diceased mandrill baboon that had died of meningoencephalitis in the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park as described by G S Visvesvara et al. 1990 (PMID 2280005) and 1993 (PMID 8330028).
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: CDC-V039
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 1986
attributes.tag: env_biome
attributes.value: brain biopsy
attributes.tag: env_feature
attributes.value: cerebrum fragment
attributes.tag: env_material
attributes.value: neural tissue
attributes.tag: estimated_size
attributes.value: 60 Mb
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: USA: San Francisco, CA
attributes.tag: host
attributes.value: Mandrillus sphinx
attributes.tag: isol_growth_condt
attributes.value: PMID 17123409
attributes.tag: lat_lon
attributes.value: 33.094606 N 117.000851 W
attributes.tag: num_replicons
attributes.value: unknown
attributes.tag: ploidy
attributes.value: unknown
attributes.tag: propagation
attributes.value: asexual
attributes.tag: host_life_stage
attributes.value: adult
attributes.tag: host_phenotype
attributes.value: encephalitis, pregnant
attributes.tag: host_sex
attributes.value: female
attributes.tag: host_tissue_sampled
attributes.value: brain
attributes.tag: samp_store_temp
attributes.value: -20
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: MIGS.eu
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: MIGS/MIMS/MIMARKS.host-associated