Acanthamoeba polyphaga

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Introduction

(Left)Acanthamoeba remains in the trophozoite form and divides mitotically under favorable conditions (Right) and while under harsh conditions, the amoeba transforms into a dormant cyst, highly resistant to harsh conditions. This photo was published in 2012. By Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan. [2]

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Legend/credit: Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976. By Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.
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Section 1

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Section 2

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Section 3

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Conclusion

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References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Edited by (your name here), a student of Nora Sullivan in BIOL187S (Microbial Life) in The Keck Science Department of the Claremont Colleges Spring 2013.