| Descriptor English: | Coccidioides | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Coccidioides 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Coccidioides | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Coccidioides | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Coccidioide Coccidioides immitides Coccidioides immitis immitides, Coccidioides | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | B01.300.381.230 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003045 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A mitosporic fungal genus which causes COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS. | ||||||
| Annotation: | do not confuse with the sporozoon COCCIDIA; "coccidioidal" refers to COCCIDIOIDES: do not confuse with "coccidial" (refers to COCCIDIA); infection = COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS | ||||||
| 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 PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3075 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003045 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QW 180.5.P4 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/28 | 
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 Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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                | Concept UI | M0004674 | 
| Scope note | A mitosporic fungal genus which causes COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS. | 
| Preferred term | Coccidioides | 
| Entry term(s) | Coccidioide | 
| Concept UI | M0425450 | 
| Scope note | The sole species of COCCIDIOIDES. It can cause an acute, benign respiratory infection as well as a fatal, chronic systemic disease. | 
| Preferred term | Coccidioides immitis | 
| Entry term(s) | Coccidioides immitides immitides, Coccidioides | 
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