Amoeba
Meiosis
Entamoeba histolytica is the cause of amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery. Naegleria fowleri (the "brain-eating amoeba") is a fresh-water-native species that can be fatal to humans if introduced through the nose. Acanthamoeba can cause amoebic keratitis and encephalitis in humans. Balamuthia mandrillaris is the cause of (often fatal) granulomatous amoebic meningoencephalitis Amoeba have been found to harvest and grow the bacteria implicated in plague. Amoebae can likewise play host to microscopic organisms that are pathogenic to people and help in spreading such microbes. Bacterial pathogens, for example, Legionella can oppose absorption of food when devoured by amoebae. . The presently generally utilized and best-explored amoebae which host other organisms are Acanthamoeba castellanii and Dictyostelium discoideum. Microorganisms that can overcome one-celled critters' guards increase a shelter wherein to multiply, where they are shielded from unfriendly outside conditions by their accidental hosts. Recent evidence indicates that several Amoebozoa lineages undergo meiosis.
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