Taber's Medical Dictionary
Balamuthia mandrillaris
(bal″ă-mooth′ē-ă mān″drĭl-ār′ĭs )
An opportunistic amoeba that lives in soil and water. It can cause a potentially fatal meningoencephalitis, esp. in those with immunosuppressive illnesses.
SYN: SEE: leptomyxid ameba
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Balamuthia Mandrillaris." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766911/all/Balamuthia_mandrillaris.
Balamuthia mandrillaris. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766911/all/Balamuthia_mandrillaris. Accessed May 3, 2026.
Balamuthia mandrillaris. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766911/all/Balamuthia_mandrillaris
Balamuthia Mandrillaris [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 May 03]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766911/all/Balamuthia_mandrillaris.
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