Acanthamoeba castellanii

"Acanthamoeba castellanii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B01.046.500.100.075.080.150
Concept/Terms	Acanthamoeba castellanii Acanthamoeba castellanii Acanthamoeba castellanius castellanius, Acanthamoeba

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Amoebozoa [B01.046]
Lobosea [B01.046.500]
Amoebida [B01.046.500.100]
Acanthopodina [B01.046.500.100.075]
Acanthamoeba [B01.046.500.100.075.080]
Acanthamoeba castellanii [B01.046.500.100.075.080.150]

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