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Descriptor English: Cryptosporidium parvum
Descriptor Spanish: Cryptosporidium parvum
Descriptor Cryptosporidium parvum
Scope note: Especie de protozoo parásito que infecta al hombre y a la mayoría de los mamíferos domésticos. Sus oocistos miden cinco micras de diámetro. Estos microorganismos presentan ciclos alternantes de reproducción sexual y asexual.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cryptosporidium parvum
Descriptor French: Cryptosporidium parvum
Entry term(s): Cryptosporidium parvums
parvum, Cryptosporidium
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.189.250.150.160.170
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016785
Scope note: A species of parasitic protozoa that infects humans and most domestic mammals. Its oocysts measure five microns in diameter. These organisms exhibit alternating cycles of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (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: Cryptosporidium (1985-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30167
Unique ID: D016785
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Cryptosporidium parvum - Preferred
Concept UI M0025578
Scope note A species of parasitic protozoa that infects humans and most domestic mammals. Its oocysts measure five microns in diameter. These organisms exhibit alternating cycles of sexual and asexual reproduction.
Preferred term Cryptosporidium parvum
Entry term(s) Cryptosporidium parvums
parvum, Cryptosporidium



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