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acanthamoeba /əˌkanθəˈmiːbə /noun (plural acanthamoebae /əˌkanθəˈmiːbiː/)An amoeba of a genus which includes a number that can cause opportunistic infections in humans.- Genus Acanthamoeba, phylum Rhizopoda.
The youngster contracted an alarming organism known as acanthamoeba through infected tap water while visiting Canada last year, and it began to eat away at his cornea....- Interestingly, serum enhanced the phagocytic ability of acanthamoebae, as measured by bacterial uptake.
- Also, she says, it is not clear how long acanthamoebae persist in an environment, particularly a marine environment.
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