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Descriptor English: Theileria
Descriptor Spanish: Theileria
Descriptor Theileria
Scope note: Género de protozoos parásitos transportados por garrapatas en linfocitos, eritrocitos y células endoteliales de mamíferos. Se multiplican asexualmente y entonces invaden los eritrocitos, donde no se reproducen más hasta que son ingeridos por una garrapata transmisora.
Descriptor Portuguese: Theileria
Descriptor French: Theileria
Entry term(s): Theilerias
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.600.580.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016794
Scope note: A genus of tick-borne protozoa parasitic in the lymphocytes, erythrocytes, and endothelial cells of mammals. Its organisms multiply asexually and then invade erythrocytes, where they undergo no further reproduction until ingested by a transmitting tick.
Annotation: infection = THEILERIASIS; 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: Sporozoea (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 29784
Unique ID: D016794
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Theileria - Preferred
Concept UI M0025587
Scope note A genus of tick-borne protozoa parasitic in the lymphocytes, erythrocytes, and endothelial cells of mammals. Its organisms multiply asexually and then invade erythrocytes, where they undergo no further reproduction until ingested by a transmitting tick.
Preferred term Theileria
Entry term(s) Theilerias



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