The organism can grow in freshwater bodies such as lakes, rivers, and farm dams, backyard garden hoses, spas, and swimming ...

The amoeba was first discovered by medical scientists ... infection called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. This disease has caused hundreds of fatal infections across several countries.

Western Australians are being warned about a deadly organism that can lurk in untreated or poorly treated water during a ...

This amoeba, a single-celled organism, acquires energy by engulfing nutrients in the form of a yeast cell (red). Through a process called phagocytosis, the amoeba encloses the yeast cell with its ...