| free-living acanthamoeba and naegleria spp. amebae in water sources of león, nicaragua. | free-living amebae (fla) are known to occur worldwide in water-related biotopes, but only limited information is available on these organisms in developing countries and so far no information on their presence is available from nicaragua. the aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of potentially pathogenic acanthamoeba spp. and naegleria spp. in different water sources to which the population of le6n municipality is exposed. since pathogenic amebae are thermotolerant, we were especia ... | 2008 | 19256418 |