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Cavalier-Smith 1993. Genera. † Entamoebites. Entamoeba. Synonyms. Entamoebinae Chatton 1953. Entamoebidae is a family of Archamoebae . It includes Entamoeba and Entamoebites. [1]
Entamoeba polecki is an intestinal parasite [1] of the genus Entamoeba. E. polecki is found primarily in pigs and monkeys and is largely considered non-pathogenic in humans, although there have been some reports regarding symptomatic infections of humans. [2] Prevalence is concentrated in New Guinea, with distribution also recorded in areas of ...
Microbiology [ edit] In microbiology laboratories, E. cloacae is frequently grown at 30 °C on nutrient agar or at 35 °C in tryptic soy broth. [1] It is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium, is facultatively anaerobic, and bears peritrichous flagella. It is oxidase -negative and catalase -positive.
Schaudinn, 1903. Entamoeba histolytica is an parasitic protozoan, part of the genus Entamoeba. It infects mainly humans and other primates. E. histolytica is estimated to infect about 50 million people worldwide. About seventy thousand die each year, mostly from liver abscesses or other complications. The disease it causes is known as amoebiasis.
Pseudopodia. Amoeba proteus extending lobose pseudopodia. A pseudopod or pseudopodium ( pl.: pseudopods or pseudopodia) is a temporary arm-like projection of a eukaryotic cell membrane that is emerged in the direction of movement. Filled with cytoplasm, pseudopodia primarily consist of actin filaments and may also contain microtubules and ...
The Boundary Fire was a 2017 wildfire in Arizona that burned 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests. The fire was ignited on June 1 when lightning struck a spot on the northeast side of Kendrick Peak within the Coconino National Forest. The fire spread rapidly because of high temperatures, steep terrain, leftovers ...
Entamoeba moshkovskii is part of the genus Entamoeba. [1] It is found in areas with polluted water sources, and is prevalent in places such as Malaysia, India, and Bangladesh, but more recently has made its way to Turkey, Australia, and North America. This amoeba is said to rarely infect humans, but recently this has changed.
