amoeba

One of the best-known examples is Naegleria fowleri, sometimes called the brain eating amoeba.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

Its undulating form has earned its share of abuse, and it has been compared to a pancake or an amoeba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In fact, they immediately set themselves on the task of pleasing Carol and those like her, along with solving the riddle of their immunity, so they can absorb the stragglers into their joy amoeba.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

From a bejeweled Elvis jumpsuit to a look made entirely of neon green tassels meant to resemble an amoeba, her vision was avant-garde, playful and undeniably multidimensional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

The spot where he usually parked one of his carts was empty; a huge amoeba of oil stained the concrete floor.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Heat loving amoebae may be able to survive and spread in regions where they were once uncommon, increasing the chance of human exposure.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

In a perspective published in the scientific journal Biocontaminant, researchers describe free living amoebae as an overlooked public health risk that needs far more attention.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2026

Although most people have never heard of free living amoebae, scientists say they deserve far more attention.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

Many of these amoebae thrive in warm conditions, so as water temperatures increase, they are likely to expand into new regions where they were once uncommon.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026

I suppose it all started when Lorraine and I and these two amoebae called Dennis Kobin and Norton Kelly were hot on those phone gags last September.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

Rather, these events appear to be common across diverse organisms, from single-celled amoebas to complex multicellular animals.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada are being warned against submerging themselves in the hot springs below the Hoover Dam due to the risk of infection by deadly brain-eating amoebas.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 13, 2023

Although kelp behaves and looks like a plant, it’s a protist, the same group as single-cell amoebas.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 8, 2023

The viruses they found — of an unusually large type that infects amoebas — were last active thousands, and in some cases, tens of thousands of years ago.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022

They squirmed like amoebas under a microscope, row upon row receding into a haze of smoke.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs