Biology:Sappinia diploidea

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Short description: Species of amoeba


Sappinia diploidea
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Phylum:
Amoebozoa
Class:
Discosea
Subclass:
Flabellinia
Family:
Thecamoebidae
Genus:
Sappinia
Species:
S. diploidea
Binomial name
Sappinia diploidea

Sappinia diploidea is a free-living[1] amoeba species.[2]

Background

Sappinia can be found worldwide. It usually occurs in elk and buffalo feces, places where farm animals are known to eat, soil containing rotting plants, and fresh water sources.[3]

Clinical significance

It is capable of causing infectious disease in humans.[4][5][6]

Symptoms of Sappinia Infection

Symptoms of a Sappinia infection include headache, photophobia, nausea or upset stomach, vomiting, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness. A scan of the one, infected patient’s brain also revealed a 2-centimeter tumor-like mass on the back left section of his brain.[3]

Treatment

Treatment for the one identified case of Sappinia infection included the removal of a tumor in the brain and a series of drugs given to the patient after surgery. This treatment led to the patient’s full recovery.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Visvesvara GS; Moura H; Schuster FL (June 2007). "Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea". FEMS Immunol. Med. Microbiol. 50 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00232.x. PMID 17428307. 
  2. ↑ Brown MW; Spiegel FW; Silberman JD (2007). "Amoeba at attention: phylogenetic affinity of Sappinia pedata". J. Eukaryot. Microbiol. 54 (6): 511–9. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00292.x. PMID 18070328. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brown; J.D. Silberman; F.W. Spiegel (2007). "Amoeba at attention: phylogenetic affinity of Sappinia pedata". J Eukaryot Microbiol 54 (6): 511–9. doi:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00292.x. PMID 18070328. https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sappinia/faqs.html. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Acanthamoeba: Overview - eMedicine". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/211214-overview. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
  5. ↑ "Amoebic encephalitis due to Sappinia diploidea". JAMA 285 (19): 2450–1. May 2001. doi:10.1001/jama.285.19.2450. PMID 11368696. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11368696. 
  6. ↑ Wylezich, C.; Walochnik, J.; Michel, R. (2009). "High genetic diversity of Sappinia-like strains (Amoebozoa, Thecamoebidae) revealed by SSU rRNA investigations". Parasitology Research 105 (3): 869–873. doi:10.1007/s00436-009-1482-1. PMID 19495795. 
  7. ↑ Gelman, B.B.. "Parasites-Sappinia". Amoebic encephalitis due to Sappinia diploidea. JAMA, 2001. https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/sappinia/faqs.html. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  8. ↑ "Neuropathological and ultrastructural features of amebic encephalitis caused by Sappinia diploidea". J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 62 (10): 990–8. October 2003. doi:10.1093/jnen/62.10.990. PMID 14575235. 
  9. ↑ Marciano‐Cabral F (2009). "Free‐Living Amoebae as Agents of Human Infection". J Infect Dis 199 (8): 1104–1106. doi:10.1086/597474. PMID 19302009. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7421082 entry



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