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Descriptor English:   Acanthamoeba 
Descriptor Spanish:   Acanthamoeba 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Acanthamoeba 
Synonyms English:   Acanthamoebas  
Tree Number:   B01.046.500.100.075.080
Definition English:   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. 
Indexing Annotation English:   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
History Note English:   88 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
CH chemistry CL classification
CY cytology DE drug effects
EN enzymology GE genetics
GD growth & development IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity PH physiology
RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure
VI virology  
Record Number:   22825 
Unique Identifier:   D000048 

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