Definitions for acanthamoeba

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  1. acanthamoeba(Noun)

    Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil

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  1. 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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