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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
Genotyping of pathogenic Acanthamoebae isolated from clinical samples in Greece--report of a clinical isolate presenting T5 genotype.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Discovery of group I introns in the nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA genes of Acanthamoeba.
The discovery of group I introns in small subunit nuclear rDNA (nsrDNA) is becoming more common as the effort to generate… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Acanthamoeba healyi N. Sp. and the Isoenzyme and Immunoblot Profiles of Acanthamoeba spp., Groups 1 and 3
ABSTRACT Two strains of Acanthamoeba isolated from human brain tissue and a strain of Acanthamoeba isolated from a fish were… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Acanthamoeba actin and profilin can be cross-linked between glutamic acid 364 of actin and lysine 115 of profilin
Acanthamoeba profilin was cross-linked to actin via a zero-length isopeptide bond using carbodiimide. The covalently linked 1:1… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Mechanical properties of actin.
Review
1985
Review
1985
Acanthamoeba, an opportunistic microorganism: A review
SummaryGranulomatous amebic encephalitis due toAcanthamoeba spp. usually occurs in chronically ill and debilitated individuals… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Reinvestigation of the inhibition of actin polymerization by profilin.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Structure of the actin molecule determined from electron micrographs of crystalline actin sheets with a tentative alignment of the molecule in the actin filament.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
3. Modification of oleic acid during fixation of Amoebae by osmium tetroxide.
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The growth of Acanthamoeba sp. in a chemically defined medium.
SUMMARY: A study of the nutritional requirements of Acanthamoeba sp. Neff. has led to the development of a chemically defined… 
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