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Ramicristate amoebae with extranuclear lamellate microtubule organising centres from which cytoplasmic microtubules arise.Trusted
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Acanthamoeba rhysodes (Singh, 1953) Trusted • Acanthamoeba polyphaga (Puschkarew, 1913) Trusted • Acanthamoeba hatchetti Sawyer, et Al., 1977 Trusted ... more taxon associations
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Balamuthia mandrillaris Trusted
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Brief Summary" on "Balamuthia mandrillaris".
Among the many genera of free-living amoebae that exist in nature,...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Life Cycle" on "Balamuthia mandrillaris".
The B. mandrillaris life cycle has only two stages, a dormant...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Balamuthia mandrillaris".
Balamuthia mandrillaris has a worldwide distribution, but its prevalence is higher...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Associations" on "Balamuthia mandrillaris".
Like other free-living amoebae, such as Acanthamoeba, Naegleria, and Hartmannella, ...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Risks" on "Balamuthia mandrillaris".
Balamuthia mandrillaris is a free-living amoeba that, like some related amoebae...
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