Volume 26, Number 8—August 2020
Etymologia
Etymologia: Acanthamoeba
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Figure. This scanning electron microscopic image shows an Acanthamoeba polyphaga protozoa about to complete the process of cell division known as mitosis, thereby becoming 2 distinct organisms. Note the numerous pseudopodia projecting from the surfaces of these organisms. These pseudopodia enable the amoebae to move about and grasp objects in their environment. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Catherine Armbruster, Margaret William; photograph, Janice Haney Carr, 2009.
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