Locomotion and feeding ofAcanthamoebaat the water–air interface of ponds
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- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 194 (2) , 143-147
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2001.tb09459.x
Abstract
Acanthamoeba trophozoites attach to and effect amoeboid locomotion at the water–air interface of ponds. Their locomotory rate (∼0.8 μm s−1) and manneKeywords
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