An amoeba eating a human cell Live confocal microscopy time lapse demonstrating that bites of human cell material are internalized by the amoebae. Ingestion of bites occurs while human Jurkat cells are viable and ceases once they are dead. Human cells were pre-labeled with DiI (red; cell membrane), Flou4 (green; intracellular Ca2 ); and SYTOX blue (blue; nucleic acid in permeable cells) was present in the media during imaging. Images were collected every 30 seconds and are played back at 1 frame

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Kerala on high alert as deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri outbreak claims multiple lives, including children, with a 97% fatality rate Watch more on #ConnectingTheDots 🔗 https://youtu.be/BtHnpCte6dk #BrainEatingAmoeba #Kerala #HealthNews | DD India