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Giant viruses have fascinated the scientific community due to their immense particles and extensive genomes. A significant surge of interest in the field has been observed over the past 20 years following the discovery of mimiviruses, the first amoeba-infecting viruses described. However, with the discovery of new amoeba viruses and those from other protists, the concept of "giant viruses" has become increasingly controversial in the scientific literature.
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Recent reports of fatal meningoencephalitis from Kerala, South India, are creating ripples among medical and health administrations. Free-living amoebae (FLA) have been attributed to these infections. Despite their free-living nature, these amoebae have been recognized as potential opportunistic organisms that occasionally cause infections in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals.
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Jeff Strickler is the chief operating officer at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough in Hillsborough, N.C., the assistant chief nursing officer for Behavioral Health at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., and the president of UNC Health Chatham in Siler City, N.C. He is also a member of the Nursing2024 Editorial Board.
The micromammals.
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Program in Molecular and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2910, USA.
In this editorial, Senior Editor Susan Forsburg examines the reasons to keep studying eukaryotic microbes like and —and other yeasts, algae, amoeba, and fungi—even as genetic and genomic technologies now allow manipulation and study of practically any organism. She explores the challenges and opportunities of working in these tiny organisms, pointing to the substantial biology their study has uncovered.
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