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Descriptor English: Sarcocystidae
Descriptor Spanish: Sarcocystidae
Descriptor Sarcocystidae
Scope note: Familia de organismos parásitos, del orden EIMERIIDAE. Forman quistes en los tejidos de sus huéspedes intermediarios y, en los finales, entre los que se incluyen diversos mamíferos (incluidos los humanos) y aves, desarrollan enfermedades. Los géneros más importantes son NEOSPORA, SARCOCYSTIS y TOXOPLASMA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sarcocystidae
Descriptor French: Sarcocystidae
Tree number(s): B01.043.075.189.250.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D021745
Scope note: A family of parasitic organisms in the order EIMERIIDAE. They form tissue-cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the final hosts that includes various mammals (including humans) and birds. The most important genera include NEOSPORA; SARCOCYSTIS; and TOXOPLASMA.
Annotation: infection: coordinate with COCCIDIOSIS; 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
Public MeSH Note: 2001; for BESNOITIA see EIMERIINA 1992-2000
History Note: 2001; for BESNOITIA use EIMERIIDA 1992-2000
DeCS ID: 35294
Unique ID: D021745
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/22
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Sarcocystidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0355275
Scope note A family of parasitic organisms in the order EIMERIIDAE. They form tissue-cysts in their intermediate hosts, ultimately leading to pathogenesis in the final hosts that includes various mammals (including humans) and birds. The most important genera include NEOSPORA; SARCOCYSTIS; and TOXOPLASMA.
Preferred term Sarcocystidae



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