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BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS
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Descriptor
English
:
Blastocystis hominis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Blastocystis hominis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Blastocystis hominis
Tree Number:
B01.500.841.750.656.475.100.200.200.375
Definition
English
:
A species of parasitic
protozoa
found in the
intestines
of
humans
and other
primates
. It was classified as a yeast in 1912. Over the years, questions arose about this designation. In 1967, many physiological and morphological B. hominis characteristics were reported that fit a protozoan
classification
. Since that
time
, other papers have corroborated this
work
and the organism is now recognized as a protozoan parasite of
humans
causing intestinal
disease
with potentially disabling
symptoms.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coord IM with
BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS
(IM); for
antigens
, coord with
ANTIGENS
, PROTOZOAN, for
antibodies
, coord with
ANTIBODIES
, PROTOZOAN
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
microbiology
physiology
parasitology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
30232
Unique Identifier:
D016845
Occurrence in VHL
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