Definitions for acanthamoeba
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acanthamoeba(Noun)
Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil
U.S. National Library of Medicine
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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