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Acarus
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Acarus /Ac·a·rus/ (ak´ah-rus) a genus of small mites, frequent causes of skin diseases such as itch or mange.
Acarus folliculo´rum  Demodex folliculorum.
Acarus scabie´i  Sarcoptes scabiei.
Acarus si´ro  a mite that causes vanillism in vanilla pod handlers.

Ac·a·rus (k-rs)
n.
A genus of mites.

Acarus
includes A. farinae, A. longion, A. siro, A. tawinae; see tyroglyphus.


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Cheesemakers say the flavour is down to the beasties - the Acarus siro mite - shedding their skins within the cheese and laying their eggs.
 
 
 
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