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Acanthamoeba
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Acanthamoeba /Acan·tha·moe·ba/ (ah-kan″thah-me´bah) a genus of free-living ameboid protozoa (order Amoebida) found usually in fresh water or moist soil. Certain species, such as A. astronyxis, A. castellanii, A. culbertsoni, A. hatchetti, A. polyphaga, and A. rhisodes, may occur as human pathogens.
A·can·tha·moe·ba (-knth-mb)
n.
A free-living ameba found in soil, sewage, and water, several species of which cause acanthamebiasis.

Acanthamoeba
[əkan′thəmē′bə]
a genus of free-living ameboid protozoa typically found in moist soil and water. The organisms may enter the body through a break in the skin, causing a localized infection, or even though the nose, causing systemic infections of the lung, genitourinary system, brain, and central nervous system. Disseminated cutaneous lesions caused by this organism are seen particularly in patients with AIDS. Although an infection may be fatal, cases are more commonly chronic.

Acanthamoeba [ah-kan″thah-me´bah]
a genus of free-living ameboid protozoa found usually in fresh water or moist soil. Certain species, such as A. castella´ni, A. poly´phaga, A. astronyx´is, and A. culbert´soni, may occur as opportunistic human pathogens, causing an acute fatal or chronic infection of the eye, brain, liver, kidney, lung, pancreas, and skin in patients with underlying disease or in immunocompromised patients.

Acanthamoeba
small amebae, found in soil and water; they have been found in tissue cultures and in sporadic cases of pneumonia, general systemic infection and can produce meningoencephalitis after experimental administration. Possibly associated with granulomatous encephalitis in greyhounds. Includes A. castellani, A. culbertsoni.

Acanthamoeba
A genus of free-living pathogenic amoebas Sources tap water, dust, soil, sewage, air conditioning units. See Acanthamebiasis. Cf Leptomyxid, Naegleria.


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To the Editor: Parachlamydia acanthamoebae is a recently identified agent of pneumonia (1-3) and has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, including human miscarriage and bovine abortion (4,5).
 
 
 
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