title: [Progress on classification and identification of Acanthamoeba].
abstract: As a pathogenic free-living amoeba, Acanthamoeba is easy to be recognized at the genus level, but difficult to identify at species level on the morphological basis. This review summarizes the methods for Acanthamoeba species classification and identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piao
authors.forename: Ying-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xuan
authors.forename: Shan-Zi
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000048:Acanthamoeba / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*