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Descriptor English: Blastocystis
Descriptor Spanish: Blastocystis
Descriptor Blastocystis
Scope note: Género de protozoos del suborden BLASTOCYSTINA. Fue clasificado al principio como una levadura pero estudios posteriores han demostrado que es un protozoo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Blastocystis
Descriptor French: Blastocystis
Entry term(s): Blastocysti
Tree number(s): B01.046.500.100.200.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016844
Scope note: A genus of protozoa of the suborder BLASTOCYSTINA. It was first classified as a yeast but further studies have shown it to be a protozoan.
Annotation: do not confuse with BLASTOCYST (Category A); infection = BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; 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: Phycomycetes (1971-1979)
Protozoa (1986-1991)
Zygomycotina (1980-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
Online Note: use PROTOZOA to search BLASTOCYSTIS 1989-91
History Note: 92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
DeCS ID: 30233
Unique ID: D016844
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Blastocystis - Preferred
Concept UI M0025638
Scope note A genus of protozoa of the suborder BLASTOCYSTINA. It was first classified as a yeast but further studies have shown it to be a protozoan.
Preferred term Blastocystis
Entry term(s) Blastocysti



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