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In May 2007, Advanced Medical Optics, manufacturer of Complete Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution products, issued a voluntary recall of their Complete Moisture Plus solutions. The fear was that contact lens wearers who used their solution were at higher risk of acanthamoebic keratitis than contact
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also has served as a model to study the evolution of certain G-proteins. This unicellular eukaryote expresses few GPCRs over its cell membrane that serve vital role for the microorganism, structural homology bioinformatics tools have been used to show the presence of a homolog of human M1-muscarinic
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by means that are not yet understood. Subsequent invasion of the connective tissue and induction of pro-inflammatory responses leads to neuronal damage that can be fatal within days. Pure granulomatous lesions are rare in patients with AIDS and other related immunodeficiency states, as the patients
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does not differ greatly at the ultrastructural level from a mammalian cell, it is an attractive model for cell-biology studies; it is important in cellular microbiology, environmental biology, physiology, cellular interactions, molecular biology, biochemistry, and evolutionary studies, due to the
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spp. (CavAc) have been reported to have similarities with human voltage-gated calcium channels such as TPC-1 and L-type calcium channels and respond to Ca-channel blockers such as loperamide. This model microbe has been studied to understand complex neurodegenerative states including Alzheimer's
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spp. are among the most prevalent protozoa found in the environment. They are distributed worldwide, and have been isolated from soil, air, sewage, seawater, chlorinated swimming pools, domestic tap water, bottled water, dental treatment units, hospitals, air-conditioning units, and contact lens
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to discover and characterize many proteins that are essential for cell motility, not only in amoebae, but also in many other eukaryotic cells, especially those of the human nervous and immune systems, the developing embryo, and cancer cells.
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that are similar to human pathogens, so they are considered to be potential emerging human pathogens. The exact nature of these symbionts and the benefit they represent for the amoebic host still have to be clarified. These include
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Baig AM, Rana Z, Tariq S, Lalani S, Ahmad HR (March 2018). "Traced on the Timeline: Discovery of Acetylcholine and the Components of the Human Cholinergic System in a Primitive Unicellular Eukaryote Acanthamoeba spp".
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including headache, seizures, and mental-status abnormalities. These worsen progressively over weeks to months, leading to death in most patients. Infection is generally associated with underlying conditions such as
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This species is able to lyse bacteria and produce a wide range of enzymes, such as cellulases or chitinases, and probably contributes to the breakdown of organic matter in soil, contributing to the
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wearers who do not properly disinfect their lenses, exacerbated by a failure to wash hands prior to handling the lenses. Multipurpose contact lens solutions are largely ineffective against
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Di Gregorio C, Rivasi F, Mongiardo N, De Rienzo B, Wallace S, Visvesvara GS (December 1992). "Acanthamoeba meningoencephalitis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome".
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infection in CNS and other organs and tissues. A perivascular cuffing with amoebae in necrotic tissue is usual finding in the AIDS and related T-cell immunodeficiency conditions.
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effects, but as the drugs are already approved, human infections can be targeted after dose calculations in clinical trials done with these diverse groups of drugs.
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Baig AM, Rana Z, Mannan M, Tariq S, Ahmad HR (2017). "Antibiotic Effects of Loperamide: Homology of Human Targets of Loperamide with Targets in Acanthamoeba spp".
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keratitis cases in the past have resolved from a therapy consisting of atropine and some other drugs with no antimicrobial effects. Recent publications show
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Anderson IJ, Watkins RF, Samuelson J, Spencer DF, Majoros WH, Gray MW, Loftus BJ (August 2005). "Gene discovery in the Acanthamoeba castellanii genome".
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Baig AM, Khan NA, Abbas F. Eukaryotic cell encystation and cancer cell dormancy: is a greater devil veiled in the details of a lesser evil? Cancer Biol
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Philippe N, Legendre M, Doutre G, Couté Y, Poirot O, Lescot M, Arslan D, Seltzer V, Bertaux L, Bruley C, Garin J, Claverie JM, Abergel C (July 2013).
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Baig AM (August 2015). "Pathogenesis of amoebic encephalitis: Are the amoebae being credited to an 'inside job' done by the host immune response?".
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in the 1960s, has been effectively used as a classic model organism in the field of cell biology. From just 30 L of simple medium inoculated with
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has been associated with enhanced growth in macrophages, and increased resistance to some antibiotics. Furthermore, due to the high prevalence of
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cases. Additionally, they have been isolated from human skin, nasal cavities, throats, and intestines, as well as plants and other mammals.
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Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) is caused by amoebic infection of the central nervous system (CNS). It is characterized by
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can be distinguished from other genera of amoebae based on morphological characteristics. However, differentiating one species of
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diverged early from the eukaryotic family tree, these results suggest that meiosis was present early in eukaryotic evolution.
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Johnston SP, Sriram R, Qvarnstrom Y, Roy S, Verani J, Yoder J, Lorick S, Roberts J, Beach MJ, Visvesvara G (July 2009).
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in the environment, these amoebae have been proposed to serve as an environmental reservoir for some human pathogens.
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can be found at high densities in various soil ecosystems. It preys on bacteria, but also fungi and other protozoa.
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Schuster FL, Visvesvara GS (February 2004). "Opportunistic amoebae: challenges in prophylaxis and treatment".
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strains can be organized into 12 groups, denoted T1-T12. Most disease-causing isolates belong to type T4.
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is capable of some form of meiosis and may be able to undergo sexual reproduction. Furthermore, since
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Several species of bacteria that can cause human disease are also able to infect and replicate within
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Horn M, Wagner M (September–October 2004). "Bacterial endosymbionts of free-living amoebae".
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lens wearers who used other solutions. The manufacturer recalled the product after the
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do not have adequate numbers of CD+ve T-cells to mount a granulomatous response to
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Khan NA (February 2007). "Acanthamoeba invasion of the central nervous system".
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and cancer cell dormancy by in-depth exploration of the process of encystation.
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infection after using Complete Moisture Plus in the month prior to diagnosis.
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Kaushal V, Chhina DK, Kumar R, Pannu HS, Dhooria HP, Chhina RS (March 2007).
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organisms' versatile roles in the ecosystem and ability to capture prey by
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disease. Scientists have isolated a neurotransmitter acetylcholine in
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in the United States found that 21 people had possibly received an
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Owing to its ease and economy of cultivation, the Neff strain of
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has been used extensively to understand the molecular biology of
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Shoff ME, Joslin CE, Tu EY, Kubatko L, Fuerst PA (July 2008).
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The first cure of a corneal infection was achieved in 1985 at
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has two stages in its life cycle, the metabolically active
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from another by morphology has proven difficult. Based on
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is diagnosed correctly, the current treatments, such as
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and the enzymatic machinery needed for its synthesis.
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Journal of Receptor and Signal Transduction Research
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For some of these bacteria, replication inside 4659: 1486:Lorenzo-Morales J, Khan NA, Walochnik J (2015). 1929:Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery 1640:Wright P, Warhurst D, Jones BR (October 1985). 1193:Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 3896: 1444: 1270: 1268: 1218: 1216: 1214: 1102: 1100: 1098: 1096: 1094: 1092: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1084: 4261: 2327: 1274: 1155: 1149: 4299: 2069: 2034: 1955: 1830: 1824: 1479: 3758: 3391: 2609: 2134: 2132: 2130: 1633: 1317: 1265: 1211: 1081: 612:Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 491: 424: 310:Infection usually mimics that of bacterial 4268: 4254: 2334: 2320: 2250:Marciano-Cabral F, Cabral G (April 2003). 2240:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1997: 1184: 1107:Marciano-Cabral F, Cabral G (April 2003). 369: 31: 2275: 2211: 2201: 2160: 1879: 1856: 1738: 1665: 1616: 1559: 1511: 1462: 1421: 1411: 1300: 1275:Baig AM, Iqbal J, Khan NA (August 2013). 1240: 1132: 2127: 1714: 735:Below is a list of described species of 373: 362:kill rate above 90%. These results were 257:, diabetes, malignancies, malnutrition, 244:Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE) 204: 4275: 2531: 2307:Acanthamoeba pictures and illustrations 2183: 1445:Baig AM, Zuberi H, Khan NA (May 2014). 756:Qvarnstrom, Nerad & Visvesvara 2013 157:that are commonly recovered from soil, 4660: 3382: 2218:citing public domain text from the CDC 2000:The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1799:Acanthamoeba: Biology and Pathogenesis 1400:Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 1361:International Journal for Parasitology 1045:). This organism is now well known as 173:stage and a dormant, stress-resistant 4464: 4463: 4249: 2987:  Glutinoconcha   2315: 2141:"Molecular phylogeny of acanthamoeba" 1790: 1281:Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 616:Salk Institute for Biological Studies 4619:ee3aca08-c765-4fe3-a64e-47c425578fe2 2138: 1796: 1646:The British Journal of Ophthalmology 1358: 1323: 1222: 989:Willaert, Stevens & Tyndall 1978 851:Moura, Wallace & Visvesvara 1992 868:Sawyer, Nerad & Visvesvara 1992 842:Sawyer, Visvesvara & Harke 1977 783:(Singh & Das 1970) Griffin 1972 13: 4326:Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis 2145:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2012:10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00278.x 1170:10.1093/clind/13.supplement_5.s385 230:granulomatous amoebic encephalitis 200: 181:species are generally free-living 14: 4694: 2227: 1941:10.2174/1574891X12666170425170544 1831:Khan NA, Siddiqui R (June 2015). 1338:10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.04.022 4230: 4229: 1740:10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01123.x 1597:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 1527: 945:(Puschkarew 1913) Volkonsky 1931 884:Molet & Ermolieff-braun 1976 747:(Ray & Hayes 1954) Page 1967 666: 640: 382:as seen under a light microscope 303:to interfere with the protist's 53: 40:Phase contrast micrograph of an 4347:Balamuthia amoebic encephalitis 2184:Pradhan, Nitika (August 2020). 2177: 1991: 1920: 1880:Baig AM, Ahmad HR (June 2017). 1873: 1815: 1755: 1682: 1584: 1535: 1451:Journal of Medical Microbiology 1229:Journal of Medical Microbiology 648:spp. contain diverse bacterial 606:applied this model at the NIH, 188: 1849:10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000009 1438: 1387: 1352: 1158:Reviews of Infectious Diseases 307:receptor, causing cell death. 1: 4385:Sappinia amoebic encephalitis 2341: 2268:10.1128/CMR.16.2.273-307.2003 2256:Clinical Microbiology Reviews 1898:10.1080/10799893.2016.1217884 1413:10.1016/S0255-0857(21)01941-1 1125:10.1128/CMR.16.2.273-307.2003 1113:Clinical Microbiology Reviews 1074: 596:National Institutes of Health 571:. 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These genes included 492:Role as a model organism 425:As a bacterial reservoir 280:normally reveals severe 137:Acanthamoeba castellanii 4341:Balamuthia mandrillaris 2105:10.1126/science.1239181 2043:Drug Resistance Updates 1690:"Abbott Medical Optics" 1068:Balamuthia mandrillaris 1023:Lewis & Sawyer 1979 1014:Pussard & Pons 1977 971:Pussard & Pons 1977 954:Pussard & Pons 1977 928:Pussard & Pons 1977 902:Pussard & Pons 1977 893:Pussard & Pons 1977 801:Pussard & Pons 1977 792:Pussard & Pons 1977 516:The recently available 433:species. These include 407:Moorfields Eye Hospital 392:acanthamoebic keratitis 370:Acanthamoebic keratitis 4683:Taxa described in 1931 4331:Acanthamoeba infection 4316:Acanthamoeba keratitis 2293:Comprehensive resource 2203:10.3201/eid2608.et2608 1464:10.1099/jmm.0.069237-0 1242:10.1099/jmm.0.081315-0 919:(Reich 1933) Page 1977 608:Harvard Medical School 445:, and some strains of 442:Pseudomonas aeruginosa 436:Legionella pneumophila 383: 238:massive brain swelling 217: 42:Acanthamoeba polyphaga 4440:Amoebic brain abscess 4430:Amoebic liver abscess 4414:Entamoeba histolytica 3879:Echinosteliopsidaceae 1658:10.1136/bjo.69.10.778 697:Members of the genus 527:of genes employed in 454:Staphylococcus aureus 377: 250:neurological symptoms 214:molecular diagnostics 208: 4448:Entamoeba gingivalis 4435:Cutaneous amoebiasis 4352:Balamuthia infection 3871:Echinosteliopsidales 1609:10.1128/JCM.00575-09 1293:10.1128/AAC.00299-13 4678:Parasitic amoebozoa 2097:2013Sci...341..281P 1164:(Suppl 5): S385–7. 911:Corsaro et al. 2015 604:Thomas Dean Pollard 267:blood–brain barrier 220:Diseases caused by 16:Genus of protozoans 4373:Sappinia diploidea 4235:Category:Amoebozoa 3858:Columellomycetidae 3738:Lucisporomycetidae 3608:(true slime molds) 3605:    3601:    3570:Schizoplasmodiidae 3433:    3429:    3119:Cylindrifflugiidae 2973:Cryptodifflugiidae 2637:Mississippiellidae 2632:Bipseudostomatidae 2615:    2611:    2537:    2533:    1005:Sawyer et al. 1993 925:A. paradivionensis 728:sequencing, known 390:strains can cause 384: 218: 216:: scale bar: 10 ÎĽm 177:stage. In nature, 4655: 4654: 4627:Open Tree of Life 4466:Taxon identifiers 4457: 4456: 4425:Amoebic dysentery 4395: 4394: 4243: 4242: 4054: 4053: 4050: 4049: 4046: 4045: 4042: 4041: 4038: 4037: 4034: 4033: 4030: 4029: 4026: 4025: 3996:Lamprodermataceae 3937:Clastodermataceae 3914: 3913: 3852: 3851: 3848: 3847: 3776: 3775: 3715:Protosporangiidae 3696: 3695: 3419: 3418: 3369: 3368: 3365: 3364: 3260: 3259: 3151: 3150: 3147: 3146: 3143: 3142: 3139: 3138: 3135: 3134: 3131: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3054:Hyalospheniformes 2893:Pseudawerintzewia 2886:Protocucurbitella 2489:Trichosphaeriidae 1808:978-1-904455-43-1 1235:(Pt 12): 1763–6. 1024: 1015: 1006: 998: 990: 981: 972: 964: 955: 946: 938: 937:Nerad et al. 1995 929: 920: 912: 903: 899:A. mauritaniensis 894: 885: 876: 869: 861: 852: 843: 834: 826: 818: 810: 802: 793: 784: 775: 766: 757: 748: 663:-like pathogens. 146: 145: 124: 4690: 4668:Amoebozoa genera 4648: 4647: 4635: 4634: 4622: 4621: 4612: 4611: 4599: 4598: 4586: 4585: 4573: 4572: 4560: 4559: 4547: 4546: 4534: 4533: 4521: 4520: 4508: 4507: 4506: 4493: 4492: 4491: 4461: 4460: 4297: 4296: 4270: 4263: 4256: 4247: 4246: 4233: 4232: 4160:Pseudothecamoeba 3929:Clastodermatales 3925: 3924: 3906:Echinosteliaceae 3894: 3893: 3867: 3866: 3863: 3787: 3786: 3756: 3755: 3747: 3746: 3743: 3734: 3733: 3730: 3702:Protosporangiida 3674:Dictyosteliaceae 3669:Raperosteliaceae 3634: 3633: 3614: 3613: 3610: 3609: 3597: 3596: 3438: 3437: 3434: 3425: 3424: 3389: 3388: 3380: 3379: 3271: 3270: 3189: 3188: 3162: 3161: 3083:Distomatopyxidae 2992: 2991: 2988: 2983: 2982: 2952:Microchlamyiidae 2879:Protoplagiopyxis 2844:Planhoogenraadia 2620: 2619: 2616: 2607: 2606: 2542: 2541: 2538: 2529: 2528: 2472: 2471: 2378: 2358: 2336: 2329: 2322: 2313: 2312: 2289: 2279: 2221: 2220: 2215: 2205: 2190:Emerg Infect Dis 2181: 2175: 2174: 2164: 2136: 2125: 2124: 2082: 2073: 2067: 2066: 2038: 2032: 2031: 1995: 1989: 1988: 1959: 1953: 1952: 1924: 1918: 1917: 1877: 1871: 1870: 1860: 1828: 1822: 1819: 1813: 1812: 1794: 1788: 1787: 1759: 1753: 1752: 1742: 1718: 1712: 1711: 1709: 1707: 1701: 1695:. Archived from 1694: 1686: 1680: 1679: 1669: 1637: 1631: 1630: 1620: 1588: 1582: 1581: 1563: 1539: 1533: 1532: 1531: 1525: 1515: 1483: 1477: 1476: 1466: 1442: 1436: 1435: 1425: 1415: 1391: 1385: 1384: 1356: 1350: 1349: 1321: 1315: 1314: 1304: 1272: 1263: 1262: 1244: 1220: 1209: 1208: 1188: 1182: 1181: 1153: 1147: 1146: 1136: 1104: 1022: 1013: 1004: 996: 988: 979: 970: 962: 953: 944: 936: 927: 918: 916:A. palestinensis 910: 901: 892: 883: 875: 867: 859: 850: 841: 832: 824: 816: 808: 800: 791: 782: 773: 764: 755: 746: 588:Golden Gate Park 448:Escherichia coli 336:sulfamethoxazole 255:immunodeficiency 122: 58: 57: 35: 21: 20: 4700: 4699: 4693: 4692: 4691: 4689: 4688: 4687: 4658: 4657: 4656: 4651: 4643: 4638: 4630: 4625: 4617: 4615: 4607: 4602: 4594: 4589: 4581: 4576: 4568: 4563: 4555: 4550: 4542: 4537: 4529: 4524: 4516: 4511: 4502: 4501: 4496: 4487: 4486: 4481: 4468: 4458: 4453: 4391: 4379:Sappinia pedata 4358: 4288: 4280: 4274: 4244: 4239: 4221: 4022: 4006:Kelleromyxaceae 3982: 3973:Stemonitidaceae 3959: 3955:Meridermataceae 3941: 3910: 3898:Echinosteliales 3889:Echinosteliidia 3883: 3861: 3860: 3844: 3821: 3803: 3799:Reticulariaceae 3772: 3742:(bright-spored) 3741: 3740: 3728: 3727: 3719: 3692: 3661:Dictyosteliales 3655: 3651:Acytosteliaceae 3632: 3607: 3606: 3600: 3591: 3575:Soliformoviidae 3560:Fractovitellida 3480: 3428: 3415: 3361: 3338: 3315: 3292: 3256: 3233: 3229:Cochliopodiidae 3210: 3201:Acanthamoebidae 3178: 3123: 3112:Cylindrothecina 3107: 3078:Cucurbitellidae 3066: 3062:Hyalospheniidae 3048: 3032: 3011: 2986: 2977: 2956: 2940: 2816:Paracentropyxis 2753:Lagenodifflugia 2610: 2601: 2597:Hartmannellidae 2573: 2569:Gephyramoebidae 2532: 2523: 2500: 2496:Microcoryciidae 2461: 2460: 2376: 2354: 2345: 2340: 2230: 2225: 2224: 2182: 2178: 2137: 2128: 2091:(6143): 281–6. 2080: 2074: 2070: 2039: 2035: 1996: 1992: 1960: 1956: 1925: 1921: 1878: 1874: 1829: 1825: 1820: 1816: 1809: 1797:Khan N (2009). 1795: 1791: 1760: 1756: 1719: 1715: 1705: 1703: 1699: 1692: 1688: 1687: 1683: 1638: 1634: 1589: 1585: 1540: 1536: 1526: 1484: 1480: 1457:(Pt 5): 770–1. 1443: 1439: 1392: 1388: 1357: 1353: 1322: 1318: 1273: 1266: 1221: 1212: 1189: 1185: 1154: 1150: 1105: 1082: 1077: 1055: 1032: 1011:A. triangularis 715: 669: 643: 494: 489: 471: 427: 372: 312:leptomeningitis 246: 203: 201:Role in disease 191: 142: 139: 121: 107:Acanthamoebidae 52: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4698: 4697: 4686: 4685: 4680: 4675: 4670: 4653: 4652: 4650: 4649: 4636: 4623: 4613: 4600: 4587: 4574: 4561: 4548: 4535: 4522: 4509: 4494: 4478: 4476: 4470: 4469: 4455: 4454: 4452: 4451: 4444: 4443: 4442: 4437: 4432: 4427: 4422: 4409: 4407: 4397: 4396: 4393: 4392: 4390: 4389: 4388: 4387: 4368: 4366: 4360: 4359: 4357: 4356: 4355: 4354: 4349: 4336: 4335: 4334: 4333: 4328: 4323: 4318: 4305: 4303: 4294: 4282: 4281: 4273: 4272: 4265: 4258: 4250: 4241: 4240: 4238: 4237: 4226: 4223: 4222: 4220: 4219: 4212: 4205: 4198: 4191: 4184: 4177: 4174:Schoutedamoeba 4170: 4163: 4156: 4153:Penardochlamys 4149: 4142: 4135: 4128: 4121: 4114: 4107: 4100: 4093: 4086: 4079: 4072: 4064: 4062: 4060:incertae sedis 4056: 4055: 4052: 4051: 4048: 4047: 4044: 4043: 4040: 4039: 4036: 4035: 4032: 4031: 4028: 4027: 4024: 4023: 4021: 4020: 4013: 4008: 4003: 3998: 3992: 3990: 3984: 3983: 3981: 3980: 3978:Comatrichaceae 3975: 3969: 3967: 3965:Stemonitidales 3961: 3960: 3958: 3957: 3951: 3949: 3947:Meridermatales 3943: 3942: 3940: 3939: 3933: 3931: 3922: 3916: 3915: 3912: 3911: 3909: 3908: 3902: 3900: 3891: 3885: 3884: 3882: 3881: 3875: 3873: 3864: 3854: 3853: 3850: 3849: 3846: 3845: 3843: 3842: 3837: 3831: 3829: 3823: 3822: 3820: 3819: 3813: 3811: 3805: 3804: 3802: 3801: 3795: 3793: 3791:Reticulariales 3784: 3778: 3777: 3774: 3773: 3771: 3770: 3764: 3762: 3753: 3744: 3731: 3721: 3720: 3718: 3717: 3712: 3710:Ceratiomyxidae 3706: 3704: 3698: 3697: 3694: 3693: 3691: 3690: 3683: 3680:Coremiostelium 3676: 3671: 3665: 3663: 3657: 3656: 3654: 3653: 3648: 3646:Cavenderiaceae 3642: 3640: 3638:Acytosteliales 3631: 3630: 3622: 3620: 3611: 3593: 3592: 3590: 3589: 3584: 3579: 3578: 3577: 3572: 3567: 3557: 3552: 3547: 3540: 3533: 3526: 3519: 3512: 3505: 3498: 3490: 3488: 3482: 3481: 3479: 3478: 3471: 3464: 3457: 3452: 3450:Mastigamoebida 3446: 3444: 3435: 3421: 3420: 3417: 3416: 3414: 3413: 3411:Squamamoebidae 3408: 3403: 3397: 3395: 3386: 3377: 3371: 3370: 3367: 3366: 3363: 3362: 3360: 3359: 3357:Vexilliferidae 3354: 3348: 3346: 3340: 3339: 3337: 3336: 3331: 3325: 3323: 3317: 3316: 3314: 3313: 3308: 3302: 3300: 3294: 3293: 3291: 3290: 3285: 3279: 3277: 3268: 3262: 3261: 3258: 3257: 3255: 3254: 3249: 3243: 3241: 3235: 3234: 3232: 3231: 3226: 3220: 3218: 3212: 3211: 3209: 3208: 3203: 3197: 3195: 3186: 3180: 3179: 3177: 3176: 3170: 3168: 3159: 3153: 3152: 3149: 3148: 3145: 3144: 3141: 3140: 3137: 3136: 3133: 3132: 3129: 3128: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3115: 3113: 3109: 3108: 3106: 3105: 3103:Trigonopyxidae 3100: 3095: 3090: 3085: 3080: 3074: 3072: 3071:Sphaerothecina 3068: 3067: 3065: 3064: 3058: 3056: 3050: 3049: 3047: 3046: 3040: 3038: 3034: 3033: 3031: 3030: 3025: 3019: 3017: 3013: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3004: 3002:Lesquereusidae 2998: 2996: 2989: 2979: 2978: 2976: 2975: 2970: 2968:Phryganellidae 2964: 2962: 2958: 2957: 2955: 2954: 2948: 2946: 2942: 2941: 2939: 2938: 2931: 2924: 2917: 2910: 2903: 2896: 2889: 2882: 2875: 2872:Proplagiopyxis 2868: 2861: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2833: 2826: 2819: 2812: 2805: 2798: 2791: 2784: 2777: 2770: 2767:Lamptoquadrula 2763: 2756: 2749: 2742: 2735: 2728: 2725:Geoplagiopyxis 2721: 2714: 2707: 2700: 2693: 2690:Ellipsopyxella 2686: 2679: 2672: 2665: 2658: 2651: 2644: 2639: 2634: 2628: 2626: 2624:incertae sedis 2617: 2603: 2602: 2600: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2583: 2581: 2575: 2574: 2572: 2571: 2566: 2561: 2556: 2550: 2548: 2539: 2525: 2524: 2522: 2521: 2516: 2514:Echinamoebidae 2510: 2508: 2502: 2501: 2499: 2498: 2493: 2492: 2491: 2480: 2478: 2469: 2463: 2462: 2459: 2458: 2457: 2456: 2455: 2454: 2451:Mesomycetozoea 2448: 2443: 2433: 2423: 2422: 2421: 2416: 2411: 2406: 2401: 2400: 2399: 2387:Diaphoretickes 2384: 2379: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2351: 2350: 2347: 2346: 2339: 2338: 2331: 2324: 2316: 2310: 2309: 2304: 2299: 2290: 2262:(2): 273–307. 2247: 2242: 2229: 2228:External links 2226: 2223: 2222: 2176: 2126: 2068: 2033: 1990: 1971:(3): 494–504. 1954: 1919: 1892:(3): 267–275. 1872: 1823: 1814: 1807: 1789: 1754: 1713: 1702:on 7 July 2011 1681: 1652:(10): 778–82. 1632: 1583: 1534: 1478: 1437: 1386: 1351: 1316: 1264: 1210: 1199:(12): 1363–5. 1183: 1148: 1119:(2): 273–307. 1079: 1078: 1076: 1073: 1072: 1071: 1064: 1054: 1051: 1031: 1028: 1027: 1026: 1017: 1008: 999: 991: 983: 974: 965: 957: 948: 939: 931: 922: 913: 905: 896: 890:A. lugdunensis 887: 881:A. lenticulata 878: 870: 862: 854: 845: 836: 827: 825:Volkonsky 1931 819: 811: 809:Schmöller 1964 803: 795: 789:A. divionensis 786: 780:A. culbertsoni 777: 768: 765:Volkonski 1931 762:A. castellanii 759: 750: 714: 711: 668: 665: 642: 639: 626:A. castellanii 592:A. castellanii 584:A. castellanii 493: 490: 488: 485: 481:microbial loop 474:A. castellanii 470: 467: 426: 423: 371: 368: 324:amphotericin B 314:, tuberculous 245: 242: 202: 199: 190: 187: 153:is a genus of 144: 143: 141:Volkonsky 1931 140: 133: 132: 126: 125: 123:Volkonsky 1931 114: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 94: 90: 89: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 46: 45: 37: 36: 28: 27: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4696: 4695: 4684: 4681: 4679: 4676: 4674: 4671: 4669: 4666: 4665: 4663: 4646: 4641: 4637: 4633: 4628: 4624: 4620: 4614: 4610: 4605: 4601: 4597: 4592: 4588: 4584: 4579: 4575: 4571: 4566: 4562: 4558: 4553: 4549: 4545: 4540: 4536: 4532: 4527: 4523: 4519: 4514: 4510: 4505: 4499: 4495: 4490: 4484: 4480: 4479: 4477: 4475: 4471: 4467: 4462: 4450: 4449: 4445: 4441: 4438: 4436: 4433: 4431: 4428: 4426: 4423: 4421: 4418: 4417: 4416: 4415: 4411: 4410: 4408: 4406: 4402: 4398: 4386: 4383: 4382: 4381: 4380: 4375: 4374: 4370: 4369: 4367: 4365: 4361: 4353: 4350: 4348: 4345: 4344: 4343: 4342: 4338: 4337: 4332: 4329: 4327: 4324: 4322: 4319: 4317: 4314: 4313: 4312: 4311: 4307: 4306: 4304: 4302: 4301:Centramoebida 4298: 4295: 4292: 4287: 4283: 4278: 4271: 4266: 4264: 4259: 4257: 4252: 4251: 4248: 4236: 4228: 4227: 4224: 4218: 4217: 4213: 4211: 4210: 4206: 4204: 4203: 4199: 4197: 4196: 4192: 4190: 4189: 4185: 4183: 4182: 4178: 4176: 4175: 4171: 4169: 4168: 4164: 4162: 4161: 4157: 4155: 4154: 4150: 4148: 4147: 4143: 4141: 4140: 4139:Oscillosignum 4136: 4134: 4133: 4129: 4127: 4126: 4122: 4120: 4119: 4118:Malpighamoeba 4115: 4113: 4112: 4108: 4106: 4105: 4101: 4099: 4098: 4094: 4092: 4091: 4087: 4085: 4084: 4080: 4078: 4077: 4073: 4071: 4070: 4066: 4065: 4063: 4061: 4057: 4019: 4018: 4014: 4012: 4009: 4007: 4004: 4002: 3999: 3997: 3994: 3993: 3991: 3989: 3985: 3979: 3976: 3974: 3971: 3970: 3968: 3966: 3962: 3956: 3953: 3952: 3950: 3948: 3944: 3938: 3935: 3934: 3932: 3930: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3917: 3907: 3904: 3903: 3901: 3899: 3895: 3892: 3890: 3886: 3880: 3877: 3876: 3874: 3872: 3868: 3865: 3862:(dark-spored) 3859: 3855: 3841: 3838: 3836: 3835:Dianemataceae 3833: 3832: 3830: 3828: 3824: 3818: 3815: 3814: 3812: 3810: 3806: 3800: 3797: 3796: 3794: 3792: 3788: 3785: 3783: 3779: 3769: 3768:Cribrariaceae 3766: 3765: 3763: 3761: 3757: 3754: 3752: 3748: 3745: 3739: 3735: 3732: 3729:(Myxomycetes) 3726: 3722: 3716: 3713: 3711: 3708: 3707: 3705: 3703: 3699: 3689: 3688: 3684: 3682: 3681: 3677: 3675: 3672: 3670: 3667: 3666: 3664: 3662: 3658: 3652: 3649: 3647: 3644: 3643: 3641: 3639: 3635: 3629: 3628: 3624: 3623: 3621: 3619: 3615: 3612: 3604: 3598: 3594: 3588: 3587:Holomastigida 3585: 3583: 3580: 3576: 3573: 3571: 3568: 3566: 3563: 3562: 3561: 3558: 3556: 3555:Protosteliida 3553: 3551: 3548: 3546: 3545: 3544:Phalansterium 3541: 3539: 3538: 3534: 3532: 3531: 3527: 3525: 3524: 3520: 3518: 3517: 3513: 3511: 3510: 3509:Darbyshirella 3506: 3504: 3503: 3499: 3497: 3496: 3492: 3491: 3489: 3487: 3483: 3477: 3476: 3472: 3470: 3469: 3465: 3463: 3462: 3458: 3456: 3453: 3451: 3448: 3447: 3445: 3443: 3439: 3436: 3432: 3426: 3422: 3412: 3409: 3407: 3406:Sapocribridae 3404: 3402: 3399: 3398: 3396: 3394: 3390: 3387: 3385: 3381: 3378: 3376: 3372: 3358: 3355: 3353: 3350: 3349: 3347: 3345: 3344:Dactylopodida 3341: 3335: 3334:Discamoebidae 3332: 3330: 3327: 3326: 3324: 3322: 3318: 3312: 3309: 3307: 3306:Dermamoebidae 3304: 3303: 3301: 3299: 3295: 3289: 3288:Thecamoebidae 3286: 3284: 3283:Stenamoebidae 3281: 3280: 3278: 3276: 3272: 3269: 3267: 3263: 3253: 3250: 3248: 3245: 3244: 3242: 3240: 3236: 3230: 3227: 3225: 3224:Parvamoebidae 3222: 3221: 3219: 3217: 3216:Himatismenida 3213: 3207: 3206:Balamuthiidae 3204: 3202: 3199: 3198: 3196: 3194: 3193:Acanthopodida 3190: 3187: 3185: 3181: 3175: 3174:Stygamoebidae 3172: 3171: 3169: 3167: 3163: 3160: 3158: 3154: 3120: 3117: 3116: 3114: 3110: 3104: 3101: 3099: 3096: 3094: 3091: 3089: 3086: 3084: 3081: 3079: 3076: 3075: 3073: 3069: 3063: 3060: 3059: 3057: 3055: 3051: 3045: 3042: 3041: 3039: 3035: 3029: 3028:Plagiopyxidae 3026: 3024: 3023:Centropyxidae 3021: 3020: 3018: 3014: 3008: 3005: 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Amoebozoa
Discosea
Centramoebida
Acanthamoebidae
Acanthamoeba
Type species
amoebae
fresh water
habitats
trophozoite
cyst
bacterivores

molecular diagnostics
keratitis
granulomatous amoebic encephalitis
proteases
massive brain swelling
neurological symptoms
immunodeficiency
systemic lupus erythematosus
blood–brain barrier
Brain biopsy
oedema
hemorrhagic
necrosis

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