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Descriptor English: Physarum
Descriptor Spanish: Physarum
Descriptor Physarum
Scope note: Género de protozoos que antiguamente se consideró como hongo. Entre sus características se incluye la presencia de esporas de color violeta a marrón.
Descriptor Portuguese: Physarum
Descriptor French: Physarum
Entry term(s): Physarums
Tree number(s): B01.046.550.550.600.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010804
Scope note: A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Characteristics include the presence of violet to brown spores.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
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: Myxomycetes (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 79; see MYXOMYCETES 1975-78
History Note: 79(75)
DeCS ID: 11237
Unique ID: D010804
NLM Classification: QX 55
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Physarum - Preferred
Concept UI M0016777
Scope note A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Characteristics include the presence of violet to brown spores.
Preferred term Physarum
Entry term(s) Physarums



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