Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy (5th Edition)
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Amoeba is the unicellular organism that captures food by finger like projections. Amoebas are either parasitic or free living organism. They belong to various families and are found in soil and water. They do not have definite shape and are a mass of protoplasm that has more than one nucleus.
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