Naegleria fowleri is a thermophilic (heat-loving) protozoan that is commonly found in warm freshwater sources such as lakes, rivers, and hot springs. It's a free-living amoeba that goes through three stages in its life cycle: trophozoite, flagellate, and cyst. The trophozoite stage is the vegetative and reproductive phase of the life cycle, in which the…
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Central Queensland area found to have presence of dangerous brain-eating amoeba Naegleria
