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Amoeba

genus of Protozoa

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An amoeba is a single-celled organism belonging to a group of microscopic life forms called protozoans. Amoebas are important to study because they help scientists understand basic life processes and the diversity of microscopic life in nature.

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Species

Genus

PhylumAmoebozoa
ClassTubulinea
OrderEuamoebida
FamilyAmoebidae

Habitatmarine, freshwater

Observations674

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Research

11,842 papers

The Ecology and Evolution of Amoeba-Bacterium Interactions.ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology · 2021Shi Y, Queller DC, Tian Y et al.DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01866-20
Amoeba/amoebal symbiont genetic transfers: lessons from giant virus neighbours.ReviewIntervirology · 2010Thomas V, Greub GDOI: 10.1159/000312910
Genetic and physiological interactions in the amoeba-bacteria symbiosis.ReviewThe Journal of eukaryotic microbiology · 2004Jeon KWDOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2004.tb00277.x
Pathogenic and opportunistic free-living amoebae: Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, Naegleria fowleri, and Sappinia diploidea.ReviewFEMS immunology and medical microbiology · 2007Visvesvara GS, Moura H, Schuster FLDOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00232.x
Amoebae as training grounds for microbial pathogens.ReviewmBio · 2024Price CTD, Hanford HE, Al-Quadan T et al.DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00827-24
Experimental Listeria-Tetrahymena-Amoeba food chain functioning depends on bacterial virulence traits.BMC ecology · 2019Pushkareva VI, Podlipaeva JI, Goodkov AV et al.DOI: 10.1186/s12898-019-0265-5
[Review article: occurrence, parasitism and pathogenetic potency of free-living amoeba].ReviewApplied parasitology · 1993Ockert G
Amoeba community dynamics and assembly mechanisms in full-scale drinking water distribution networks under various disinfectant regimens.Water research · 2025Hu Y, Jiang K, Xia S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122861

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Commons category: Amoeba
taxon name: Amoeba
taxon common name: アメーバ

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Amoeba is a genus of single-celled amoeboids in the family Amoebidae. The type species of the genus is Amoeba proteus, a common freshwater organism, widely studied in classrooms and laboratories.

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