Scaglia M, Gatti S, Brustia R, Chichino G, Rondanelli E G
Department of Infectious Diseases, University IRCCS San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Microbiologica. 1991 Jan;14(1):45-53.
This phase contrast cinemicrographic study evaluated the phagocytic activity of Naegleria spp. (Naegleria fowleri, Naegleria australiensis and Naegleria lovaniensis) towards human red cells. Thus erythrophagocytosis, a marker of pathogeneicity for Entamoeba histolytica, did not correlate with virulence in either the pathogenic or non-pathogenic Naegleria spp. tested. Our study also revealed no quantitative differences in phagocytosis by Naegleria spp. of human erythrocytes.
