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Descriptor
English
:
Acanthamoeba castellanii
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Acanthamoeba castellanii
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Acanthamoeba castellanii
Synonyms
English
:
Acanthamoeba castellanius
castellanius, Acanthamoeba
Tree Number:
B01.046.500.100.075.080.150
Definition
English
:
A species of free-living soil amoebae in the
family
Acanthamoebidae. It can cause
ENCEPHALITIS
and
KERATITIS
in
humans.
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
:
2005
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:
38531
Unique Identifier:
D048248
Occurrence in VHL
:
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