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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Acanthamoeba
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Acanthamoeba
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Acanthamoeba
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Synonyms English:
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Acanthamoebas
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Tree Number:
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B01.046.500.100.075.080
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Definition English:
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A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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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
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History Note English:
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88
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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22825
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Unique Identifier:
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D000048
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