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. 1982 Mar;35(3):1139–1141. doi: 10.1128/iai.35.3.1139-1141.1982

Cytopathogenicity of Naegleria gruberi for rat neuroblastoma cell cultures.

F M Marciano-Cabral, S G Bradley
PMCID: PMC351165  PMID: 7068214

Abstract

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.

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