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the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease

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Pathogenic Naegleria fowleri and nonpathogenic Naegleria lovaniensis exhibit differential adhesion to, and invasion of, extracellular matrix proteins.

Jamerson M, da Rocha-Azevedo B, Cabral GA, Marciano-Cabral F.SourceDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine;
Microbiology (Reading, England).Microbiology.2012 Jan 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Naegleria fowleri and Naegleria lovaniensis are closely related free-living amebae found in the environment. N. fowleri causes Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a rapidly fatal disease of the central nervous system, while N. lovaniensis is non-pathogenic. N. fowleri infection occurs when the
PMID 22222499

Casadevall A.SourceDepartments of Microbiology and Immunology and Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA. arturo.casadevall@einstein.yu.edu
Advances in experimental medicine and biology.Adv Exp Med Biol.2012;710:1-10.
Why are some fungi pathogenic while the majority poses no threat to humans or other hosts Of the more than 1.5 million fungal species only about 150-300 are pathogenic for humans, and of these, only 10-15 are relatively common pathogens. In contrast, fungi are major pathogens for plants and insects
PMID 22127880