Organisms

Acanthamoeba

A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.

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A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract.

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  • Acanthamoebas

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with AMEBIASIS; for encephalitis caused by this organism, coordinate also with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS + INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALITIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent

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Previous Indexing

  • Amoeba (1966-1987)

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  1. B01w.046w.500.100.075.080w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acanthamoeba. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000048. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000048
  2. Acanthamoeba. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthamoeba
  3. Acanthamoeba. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1152218