Acanthamoeba castellanii [Acanthamoeba castellanii]
topical
6
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D048248
Definition
A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.
- Annotation
- 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
- DUI
- D048248 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0460996
- Previous indexing
- Amoeba (1974-1987); Acanthamoeba (1987-2004); Sarcodina (1968-1974)
- History note
- 2005
- Public note
- 2005
Allowable subheadings
- CH
- chemistry
- CL
- classification 1
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects 1
- EN
- enzymology 1
- GE
- genetics 3
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism 2
- MI
- microbiology
- PS
- parasitology
- PY
- pathogenicity 1
- PH
- physiology 1
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
B
Organisms