The causative agent for PAM, a rare but severe brain infection, was found to be Naegleria, an amoeboid protozoan living in warm

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The causative agent for PAM, a rare but severe brain infection, was found to be Naegleria, an amoeboid protozoan living in warm

freshwater. Under which phylum should it be classified and why?
Zooflagellata, because it lives in warm freshwater

Sporozoa, because it is a disease-causing protozoan

Sarcodina, because it has an amoeboid body

Biology

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Tju [1.3M] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-26T11:05:29+03:00

The answer is letter B. <span>Sporozoa, because it is a disease-causing protozoan
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Sporozoa is a large phylum of parasitic protists that are responsible for many forms of infections, one of which includes PAM.

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