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Descriptor English: Lagenidium
Descriptor Spanish: Lagenidium
Descriptor Lagenidium
Scope note: Género de ALGAS de la familia Lagenidiaceae. Una especie (L. giganteum) parasita el estado larvario de los MOSQUITOS y se emplea en su control biológico (CONTROL BIOLÓGICO DE VECTORES); causa también enfermedad en los PECES de agua dulce.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lagenidium
Descriptor French: Lagenidium
Entry term(s): Lagenidiums
Tree number(s): B01.750.580.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044726
Scope note: A genus of OOMYCETES in the family Lagenidiaceae. One species (L. giganteum) parasitizes the larval stage of MOSQUITOES and is used in its biological control (PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL); it also causes disease in freshwater FISHES.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with INFECTION (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fungi (1972-1982)
Oomycetes (1983-2003)
Public MeSH Note: 2004
History Note: 2004
DeCS ID: 37810
Unique ID: D044726
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Date Established: 2004/01/01
Date of Entry: 2003/07/09
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Lagenidium - Preferred
Concept UI M0446067
Scope note A genus of OOMYCETES in the family Lagenidiaceae. One species (L. giganteum) parasitizes the larval stage of MOSQUITOES and is used in its biological control (PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL); it also causes disease in freshwater FISHES.
Preferred term Lagenidium
Entry term(s) Lagenidiums



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