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This scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image revealed an Acanthamoeba polyphaga protozoa; as it was about to complete the process of cell division; known as mitosis; thereby; becoming two distinct organisms. Note the numerous pseudopodia; projecting from the surfaces of these organisms. These pseudopodia enable the amoebae to move about; and grasp objects in their environment.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Catherine Armbruster; Margaret Williams
Creation Date: 2009
Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr
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