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Acanthamoeba

Known as: Acanthamoeba sp, Acanthamoebas, acanthoamoeba 
A genus of motile, unicellular eukaryotic amoebae within the family of Acanthamoebidae that are characterized with the presence of acanthopodia… 
National Institutes of Health

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Acanthamoeba castellanii
Acanthamoeba sp Ab:PrThr:Pt:CSF:OrdAcanthamoeba sp Ab:PrThr:Pt:Crn:OrdAcanthamoeba sp Ab:PrThr:Pt:Crn:Ord:IFAcanthamoeba sp Ab:PrThr:Pt:Ser:Ord

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AcanthamoebidaeRhizopodaSarcodina

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in Patient with Systemic Lupus, India
We report a fatal case of encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba in a 24-year-old woman from India with systemic lupus erythematosus… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Interactions of Acanthamoeba profilin with actin and nucleotides bound to actin.
Three methods, fluorescence anisotropy of rhodamine-labeled profilin, intrinsic fluorescence and nucleotide exchange, give the… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Dictyostelium mutants lacking multiple classic myosin I isoforms reveal combinations of shared and distinct functions
Dictyostelium cells that lack the myoB isoform were previously shown to exhibit reduced efficiencies of phagocytosis and… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Acanthamoeba, bacterial, and fungal contamination of contact lens storage cases.
BACKGROUND--Microbial corneal infection is the most serious complication of contact lens wear. Contact lens cases are a… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Purification of a cortical complex containing two unconventional actins from Acanthamoeba by affinity chromatography on profilin-agarose
We identified four polypeptides of 47, 44, 40, and 35 kD that bind to profilin-Sepharose and elute with high salt. When purified… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cross-linker dynamics determine the mechanical properties of actin gels.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Evidence for a functional link between profilin and CAP in the yeast S. cerevisiae
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Contamination of contact lens storage cases by Acanthamoeba and bacteria.
In order to identify possible risk factors for microbial keratitis the storage cases for contact lenses of 102 asymptomatic lens… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Acanthamoeba profilin interacts with G-actin to increase the rate of exchange of actin-bound adenosine 5'-triphosphate.
A sevenfold molar excess of Acanthamoeba profilin, a 12 000-dalton protein that inhibits actin polymerization, increases the rate… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Primary amoebic meningo-encephalitis: An appraisal of present knowledge
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