Acanthamoeba

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Acanthamoeba

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:genus
gptkbp:associatedWith	contact lens use
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Acanthamoeba_keratitis gptkb:Granulomatous_amoebic_encephalitis
gptkbp:cellType	unicellular
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Discosea
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Castellani
gptkbp:domain	gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Acanthamoebidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1930
gptkbp:form	double-walled cysts
gptkbp:genomeSize	~42 Mb (A. castellanii)
gptkbp:habitat	air dust freshwater soil
gptkbp:hasMitochondria	yes
gptkbp:hasNucleus	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Acanthamoeba
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:lifeCycle	cyst trophozoite
gptkbp:motility	pseudopodia
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Acanthamoeba_astronyxis gptkb:Acanthamoeba_byersi gptkb:Acanthamoeba_castellanii gptkb:Acanthamoeba_comandoni gptkb:Acanthamoeba_culbertsoni gptkb:Acanthamoeba_divionensis gptkb:Acanthamoeba_griffini gptkb:Acanthamoeba_hatchetti gptkb:Acanthamoeba_healyi gptkb:Acanthamoeba_lenticulata gptkb:Acanthamoeba_lugdunensis gptkb:Acanthamoeba_palestinensis gptkb:Acanthamoeba_polyphaga gptkb:Acanthamoeba_quina gptkb:Acanthamoeba_rhysodes gptkb:Acanthamoeba_royreba
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Centramoebida
gptkbp:pathogenicTo	animals humans
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkbp:reproduction	asexual
gptkbp:resistantTo	chlorination
gptkbp:studiedIn	microbiology
gptkbp:survived	extreme conditions
gptkbp:usedAsModelOrganism	yes
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6