# Editorial: Microbial ecology supporting growth of free-living amoebae in natural and engineered water systems

**Authors:** Elliott P. Barnhart, Isabel Douterelo, Matthew J. Morgan, Geoffrey J. Puzon

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1620877 · Frontiers in Microbiology · 2025-05-29

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- **Diseases:** infections (MESH:D007239), granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (MESH:D004660), Acanthamoeba keratitis (MESH:D015823), meningoencephalitis (MESH:D008590)
- **Chemicals:** copper (MESH:D003300), brass (MESH:C048399)
- **Species:** Vermamoeba vermiformis (species) [taxon 5778], Shigella (genus) [taxon 620], Mycobacterium intracellulare (species) [taxon 1767], Naegleria fowleri (brain-eating amoeba, species) [taxon 5763], Acanthamoeba griffini (species) [taxon 29195], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Legionella pneumophila (species) [taxon 446], Chlamydia (genus) [taxon 810], Acanthamoeba (genus) [taxon 5754], Balamuthia mandrillaris (species) [taxon 66527]

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