Descriptor in English: | Coccidia |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Coccidios |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Coccídios |
Descriptor in French: | Coccidia |
Entry term(s): |
Coccidias |
Tree number(s): |
B01.043.075.189 |
Scope note: | A subclass of protozoans commonly parasitic in the epithelial cells of the intestinal tract but also found in the liver and other organs. Its organisms are found in both vertebrates and higher invertebrates and comprise two orders: EIMERIIDA and EUCOCCIDIIDA. |
Annotation: | infection = COCCIDIOSIS; "coccidial" refers to COCCIDIA: do not confuse with "coccidioidal" (refers to COCCIDIOIDES, a fungus); coordinate with specific protozoal 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 |
Online Note: | search SPOROZOA 1966-74 |
History Note: | 79(75); was see under SPOROZOA 1963-78 |
See also the descriptors: |
Coccidiostats
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 3073 |
Descriptor UI: | D003044 |
Date Established: | 1979/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Coccidia
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Concept UI |
M0004673 |
Scope note | A subclass of protozoans commonly parasitic in the epithelial cells of the intestinal tract but also found in the liver and other organs. Its organisms are found in both vertebrates and higher invertebrates and comprise two orders: EIMERIIDA and EUCOCCIDIIDA. |
Preferred term | Coccidia |
Entry term(s) |
Coccidias |
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