Acanthamoeba
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- Parachlamydia acanthamoeba is endosymbiotic or lytic for Acanthamoeba polyphaga depending on the incubation temperature.
- In vitro pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba is associated with the expression of the mannose-binding protein.
- Acanthamoeba is perhaps the most common protist in soil.
- However, an understanding of the basic biology of Acanthamoeba is of course relevant since the genus is significant to the micro-ecology of soil (and therefore agriculture) and human health.
- In Vitro Pathogenicity of Acanthamoeba Is Associated with the Expression of the Mannose-Binding Protein Marco Garate,1 Jeffrey Marchant,2 Ibis Cubillos,1 Zhiyi Cao,1 Naveed A.
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