Acanthamoeba is a genus of amoebae that are commonly recovered from soil, fresh water, and other habitats. The genus Acanthamoeba has two stages in its...

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba invade the clear portion of the front (cornea) of the eye. It...

free-living amoebae of the genera Acanthamoeba, Balamuthia and Sappinia. The term is most commonly used with Acanthamoeba. In more modern references, the...

Acanthamoeba infection is a cutaneous condition resulting from Acanthamoeba that may result in various skin lesions.: 422 : 1172  Acanthamoeba strains...

natural hosts. This genus contains a single identified species named Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV). It also refers to a group of phylogenetically...

Acanthamoeba genome. These genes included Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, Rad51, Rad52, Mnd1, Dmc1, Msh and Mlh. This finding suggests that the ‘'Acanthamoeba'’...

considered to be much more closely related to Leishmania and Trypanosoma. Acanthamoeba spp. causes mostly subacute or chronic granulomatous amoebic encephalitis...

caused by Acanthamoeba. On May 25, 2007, the U.S. Center for Disease Control issued a health advisory due to increased risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis...

Megavirus is a viral genus, phylogenetically related to Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (APMV). In colloquial speech, Megavirus chilense is more commonly...

infections by various microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, and Acanthamoeba (Acanthamoeba keratitis). Many complications arise when contact lenses are worn...

under the brand name Akantior is a medication used for the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Products containing PHMB are used for inter-operative irrigation...

amoebas Dictyostelium discoideum (IC50 = 4.4 nM), Acanthamoeba castellanii (IC50 = 2.0 μM), and Acanthamoeba comandoni (IC50 = 3.1 μM) which cause infections...

Cafeteria roenbergensis virus (CroV) in 2010. Subsequently, the Giant Virus Acanthamoeba polyphaga Mimivirus was characterized (which had been mistaken as a bacterium...

immunofluorescence staining) and PCR. It may appear similar to herpes simplex type I, Acanthamoeba, and fungal infection. Adequate infection control measures should be...

strain of Acanthamoeba species. This sample was transferred to a non-nutrient agar plate and the parasitized trophozoite of the Acanthamoeba species multiplied...

Chlorhexidine eye drops have been used as a treatment for eyes affected by Acanthamoeba keratitis. Chlorhexidine is a very effective antiseptic and its use is...

control of Acanthamoeba infections, and in the treatment of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, caused by pathogenic free-living amoebae Acanthamoeba spp....

homolog of animal CHRM1 has been shown to be present in Naegleria and Acanthamoeba. The disease presents diagnostic challenges to medical professionals...

parasitic protozoa of the genus Leishmania, Trichomonas vaginalis, and acanthamoeba. Protists generally reproduce asexually under favorable environmental...

[citation needed] The Globe and Mail reported two cases in Canada in which Acanthamoeba infections during ortho-k treatment, possibly related to rinsing the...

for help. Propamidine isethionate has been used in the treatment of Acanthamoeba infection. The Nicobarese people have attested to the medicinal properties...

contaminated water. It has orphan drug status in the United States for acanthamoeba keratitis and primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). Miltefosine is...

was originally isolated from Acanthamoeba polyphaga, but subsequent work has involved Acanthamoeba castellanii (Acanthamoeba castellanii mamavirus, ACMV)...

back to early origins of unicellular eukaryotes. The protist pathogens Acanthamoeba spp. have shown evidence of the presence of ACh, which provides growth...

demonstrated following co-incubation of the VBNC cells with the amoeba, Acanthamoeba Castellani" Fungistasis or mycostasis a naturally occurring VBNC (viable...

genus Arcella. Entamoeba histolytica Acanthamoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris Endolimax The recently available Acanthamoeba genome sequence revealed several orthologs...

Amoebozoa of the free living genus Acanthamoeba and the social amoeba genus Dictyostelium are single celled eukaryotic organisms that feed on bacteria...

disease, leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Acanthamoeba keratitis, and primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (naegleriasis). Parasitic...

African trypanosomiasis Toxoplasma gondii: causes toxoplasmosis Acanthamoeba: causes acanthamoeba keratitis Leishmania: causes leishmaniasis Babesia: causes...

are particularly used for the topical treatment of acanthamoebiasis (Acanthamoeba keratitis). "Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Hexamidine and...