title: Detached ciliary tufts masquerading as free-living amoebae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India. Electronic address: drsadiakhan83@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India.
authors.forename: V Anil
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venkitachalam
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Vineeth
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vishwam
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India.
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dinesh
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Ponekara, Kochi, Kerala, 682041, India.
authors.forename: Shamsul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karim
keywords: Ciliated ependymal cells; Ciliocytophthoria; Detached ciliary tufts; Pseudoparasites