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Descriptor English: Acanthamoeba castellanii
Descriptor Spanish: Acanthamoeba castellanii
Descriptor Acanthamoeba castellanii
Scope note: Especie de ameba de tierra de vida libre de la familia Acanthamoebidae. Puede causar ENCEFALITIS y QUERATITIS en seres humanos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Acanthamoeba castellanii
Descriptor French: Acanthamoeba castellanii
Entry term(s): Acanthamoeba castellanius
castellanius, Acanthamoeba
Tree number(s): B01.046.500.100.075.080.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048248
Scope note: 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
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Acanthamoeba (1987-2004)
Amoeba (1974-1987)
Sarcodina (1968-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38531
Unique ID: D048248
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Acanthamoeba castellanii - Preferred
Concept UI M0460996
Scope note A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.
Preferred term Acanthamoeba castellanii
Entry term(s) Acanthamoeba castellanius
castellanius, Acanthamoeba



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