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Prototheca Wickerhamii
Algae and Protists
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Prototheca wickerhamii is a species of green alga that has lost its chlorophyll and cannot photosynthesize. It is common in soil and water around the world and normally causes no harm, but it occasionally produces a rare opportunistic infection called protothecosis in humans and livestock.
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