Eukaryote
balamuthia mandrillaris
Subclass of:
Amoebozoa
Definitions related to balamuthia mandrillaris:
  • A species of free-living amoeba in the family Balamuthiidae. B. mandrillaris is the causative agent of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. It was isolated from the brain of a captive baboon and has not been definitively isolated in nature.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of free-living soil amoeba in the family Balamuthiidae, causing AMEBIASIS and a deadly form of ENCEPHALITIS in humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any amoebic organism that can be assigned to the species Balamuthia mandrillaris.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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