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Physiological Characterizations of Acanthamoeba Strains
Author(s) -
COSTAS MENELAOS,
GRIFFITHS ALAN J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
the journal of protozoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.067
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1550-7408
pISSN - 0022-3921
DOI - 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1986.tb05612.x
Subject(s) - acanthamoeba , biology , genus , taxon , evolutionary biology , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology
. Thirty‐seven strains of Acanthamoeba are described using 69 physiological characters. The characterizations of the strains are based on quantitative estimates of growth responses which were standardized to eliminate any effects of differences in growth rates of the strains. Thirty‐six distinct patterns are generated using numerical profiles, but it is possible to distinguish within this total diversity 20 sub‐generic groups which, although not completely congruent with the morphological species, are consistent with other non‐morphological characters. Evidence is presented that Acanthamoeba is a coherent, well‐founded genus, but it is not desirable to recognize formal taxa at the sub‐generic level.