NIH MeSH · D000048Organisms

Acanthamoeba

Also known asAcanthamoebas

Definition

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.

MeSH classification

B01.046.500.100.075.080

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