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This section discusses the free-living pathogenic ameba Acanthamoeba spp., which causes Acanthamoeba keratitis and granulomatous amebic encephalitis in humans. Acanthamoeba spp. is an ubiquitous free-living ameba with both an active trophozoite stage containing thorn-like appendages and a resilient cyst stage. It can survive in many natural and artificial environments, including contact lens cleaning solutions, and feeds on bacteria, algae, and yeasts or human cells through phagocytosis and enzyme secretion

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Merli Ann Joyce Caldito

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