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da Rocha-Azevedo, B., H.B. Tanowitz, and F. Marciano-Cabral, Diagnosis of infections caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis, 2009: p. 251-406.
Qvarnstrom, Y., et al., Molecular confirmation of Sappinia pedata as a causative agent of amoebic encephalitis. J Infect Dis, 2009. 199(8): p. 1139-42.
Walochnik, J., C. Wylezich, and R. Michel, The genus Sappinia: History, phylogeny and medical relevance. Exp Parasitol, 2009.
Wylezich, C., Walochnik J, Michel, R, High genetic diversity of Sappinia-like strains (Amoebozoa, Thecamoebidae) revealed by SSU rRNA investigations. Parasitol Res, 2009. 105:869–873.
Brown, M.W., F.W. Spiegel, and J.D. Silberman, Amoeba at attention: phylogenetic affinity of Sappinia pedata. J Eukaryot Microbiol, 2007. 54(6): p. 511-9.
Visvesvara, G.S., H. Moura, and F.L. Schuster, Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol, 2007. 50(1): p. 1-26.
Gelman, B.B., et al., Neuropathological and ultrastructural features of amebic encephalitis caused by Sappinia diploidea. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 2003. 62(10): p. 990-8.
Gelman, B.B., et al., Amoebic encephalitis due to Sappinia diploidea. JAMA, 2001. 285(19): p. 2450-1.
Page, F.C. A new key to freshwater and soil Gymnamoebae with instructions for culture. Culture Collection of algae and protozoa, Freshwater Biological Association, 1988.