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Descriptor English: Giardia lamblia
Descriptor Spanish: Giardia lamblia
Descriptor Giardia lamblia
Entry term(s) Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis
Lamblia intestinalis
Scope note: Especie de parásitos EUCARIOTAS que se adhieren a la mucosa intestinal y se alimentan de las secreciones mucosas. Estos organismos tienen forma de pera y una movilidad errática, con ligeras oscilaciones alrededor de su eje mayor.
Descriptor Portuguese: Giardia lamblia
Descriptor French: Giardia lamblia
Entry term(s): Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblias
Lamblia intestinalis
Tree number(s): B01.237.385.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016829
Scope note: A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with GIARDIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; a virus infecting Giardia lamblia is named GIARDIAVIRUS
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: Giardia (1967-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Related: Giardiavirus MeSH
DeCS ID: 30079
Unique ID: D016829
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Giardia lamblia - Preferred
Concept UI M0025623
Scope note A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.
Preferred term Giardia lamblia
Entry term(s) Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblias
Lamblia intestinalis



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