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... > Eukaryota > Amoebozoa > Lobosea > Amoebida > Acanthopodina > Acanthamoeba > Acanthamoeba castellanii

Preferred term

Acanthamoeba castellanii  

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Note

  • 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

Scope note

  • A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D048248

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