Naegleria lovaniensis: the most abundant thermophilic species of the genus Naegleria in northwestern Mexico
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We performed two searches for the presence of the Naegleria fowleri in 14 irrigation canals of the Yaqui Valley and a hot spring in March 2015 and July 2016. The incubation temperature was set at 45 °C. We obtained 13 Naegleria isolates, 8 PCR products were sequenced for final identification and all of them were Naegleria lovaniensis. This result, combined with the previous and subsequent ones, shows us that this species of Naegleria is the most abundant in the region.
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Espinoza-Gerardo, L. N. (2018). Naegleria lovaniensis: the most abundant thermophilic species of the genus Naegleria in northwestern Mexico. Revista Latinoamericana De Recursos Naturales, 14(2), 61-65. Retrieved from https://revista.itson.edu.mx/index.php/rlrn/article/view/274
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