- Source: Brain-eating amoeba
The term "brain-eating amoeba" has been used to refer to several microorganisms:
Naegleria fowleri, which causes naegleriasis
Acanthamoeba spp., which causes the slow-acting infection acanthamoebiasis
Balamuthia mandrillaris, which causes balamuthiasis
Paravahlkampfia francinae, which causes a form of PAM
Sappinia pedata, which causes a form of GAE