In the past, this agent has been classified as a slime mould fungus (myxomycete), but more recently, it is regarded as a protist (an organism with plant ... the pathogen forms an amoeba-like cell.

Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis aka PAM is a deadly brain-eating amoeba that spurts its head out of the infection with Naegleria fowleri. It thrives in warm freshwater lakes, rivers and ...

This valuable study identifies a protein called adenosine deaminase-related growth factor (ADGF) as a key regulator of tip formation in the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum. The authors ...

It is known as the Mimivirus and was found hidden inside the cytoplasm of an amoeba. The virus also has a big brother called the Mamavirus. While a mimivirus can grow up to 600 nm, the biggest VLP ...

Professor Bernard La Scola (Aix Marseille University, France) is thanked for donating the amoeba strains used and for his technical and intellectual input in this project. Yun Song at the UK’s ...