Naegleria gruberi

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Naegleria gruberi is a free-living, non-pathogenic amoeboflagellate protist widely used as a model organism for studying eukaryotic cell biology and evolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amoeboflagellate
free-living organism
species
cellType unicellular
domain Eukarya
surface form: Eukaryota
family Vahlkampfiidae NERFINISHED
genus Naegleria NERFINISHED
group Heterolobosea NERFINISHED
habitat freshwater
soil
hasAbility switch between amoeboid and flagellate forms
hasGenomeType mitochondrial genome
nuclear genome
hasLifeStage amoeboid stage
cyst stage
flagellate stage
hasMetabolism aerobic respiration
hasMitochondria true
hasMotilityStructure flagella
pseudopodia
hasOrganelle Golgi apparatus NERFINISHED
endoplasmic reticulum
flagellar basal bodies
mitochondrion
nucleus
isCulturedInLab true
isDistinctFrom Naegleria fowleri NERFINISHED
isFreeLiving true
isModelFor early-diverging eukaryotes
transition between amoeboid and flagellate states
isNonParasitic true
isNonPathogenic true
isNotCauseOf primary amoebic meningoencephalitis
mitochondrialGenomeIs typical aerobic mitochondrion
reproductionType asexual reproduction
supergroup Excavata NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
usedAs model organism
usedForStudyOf cell differentiation
cytoskeleton dynamics
eukaryotic cell biology
eukaryotic evolution
organelle evolution
usedIn cell motility research
comparative genomics
organelle biogenesis research

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Excavata includesTaxon Naegleria gruberi