Acanthamoeba castellanii
"Acanthamoeba castellanii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D048248
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.100.075.080.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthamoeba castellanii- Acanthamoeba castellanii
- Acanthamoeba castellanius
- castellanii, Acanthamoeba
- castellanius, Acanthamoeba
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba castellanii" by people in Profiles.
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Kolar SS, Manarang JC, Burns AR, Miller WL, McDermott AM, Bergmanson JP. Contact lens care solution killing efficacy against Acanthamoeba castellanii by in vitro testing and live-imaging. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2015 Dec; 38(6):442-50.