Acanthamoeba castellanii - GCA_000313135.1 Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Acanthamoeba castellanii

Acanthamoeba is a genus of amoebae that are commonly recovered from soil, fresh water, and other habitats. The genus Acanthamoeba has two stages in its life cycle, the metabolically active trophozoite stage and a dormant, stress-resistant cyst stage. In nature, Acanthamoeba species are generally free-living bacterivores. However, they are also opportunistic pathogens able to cause serious and potentially fatal infections in humans and other animals.

Taxonomy ID 1257118 (Text from Wikipedia.)

More information General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia