DeCS

Descriptor English:

Microsporidia

Descriptor Spanish:

Microsporidios

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Microsporidia
Entry term(s)	Microspora microsporidio microsporidios
Scope note:	Filo de protozoos que agrupa a parásitos intracelulares muy pequeños con esporas de origen unicelular. Existen dos clases: Rudimicrosporea y MICROSPOREA.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Microsporídios

Descriptor French:

Microsporidia

Entry term(s):

Microspora
Microsporidies

Tree number(s):

B01.300.360

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016814

Scope note:

A phylum of fungi comprising minute intracellular PARASITES with FUNGAL SPORES of unicellular origin. It has two classes: Rudimicrosporea and MICROSPOREA.

Annotation:

do not confuse with the class MICROSPOREA, the order MICROSPORIDA, or with MICROSPORUM, a dermatophyte; MICROSPORIDIA, UNCLASSIFIED is also available, see annotation there; infection = MICROSPORIDIOSIS; coordinate with specific fungal term (ANTIGENS, FUNGAL, etc) if pertinent

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

Registry Number:

txid6029

DeCS ID:

29968

Unique ID:

D016814

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1992/01/01

Date of Entry:

1991/05/02