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a·me·ba  (-mb)
n.
Variant of amoeba.
ameba [əˈmiːbə]
n pl -bae [-biː], -bas
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the usual US spelling of amoeba
amebic  adj
ameba  (-mb)
Another spelling of amoeba.
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Noun1.amebaameba - naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
amoeba
rhizopod, rhizopodan - protozoa characterized by a pseudopod
Amoebida, Amoebina, order Amoebida, order Amoebina - the animal order including amoebas
endameba - any ameba of the genus Endamoeba


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Diagnosis was made by identification of amebas in brain sections by immunofluorescence analysis and confirmed by demonstrating Acanthamoeba mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene DNA in brain tissue sections.
Acanthamoeba encephalitis in patient with systemic lupus, India by Visvesvara, Govinda S. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
, and Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus, may be associated with amebas (11-13).
Ameba-associated microorganisms and diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
and other bacteria are associated with free-living amebas in natural and hospital aquatic environments (2).
Mimivirus in pneumonia patients by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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