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Acanthamoeba spp., Naegleria fowleri and other amobae Members of the two genera named above are the principal examples of protozoa commonly referred to as pathogenic free-living amoebae. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Acanthamoeba are microscopic
ameba commonly found in the environment. Several species of
Acanthamoeba have been found to infect humans, A. culbertsoni, A. polyphaga, A.
castellanii,
A. healyi, (A. astronyxis), A. hatchetti, A. rhysodes, and possibly others. (Source: excerpt from Acanthamoeba Infection: DPD)
A genus of free-living soil amoebae that produces no flagellate stage. Its organisms are pathogens for several infections in humans and have been found in the eye, bone, brain, and respiratory tract. - (Source - Diseases Database)
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