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Descriptor
English
:
Coccidia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Coccidios
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Coccídios
Tree Number:
B01.043.075.189
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
See Related
English
:
Coccidiostats
History Note
English
:
79(75); was see under SPOROZOA 1963-78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
3073
Unique Identifier:
D003044
Occurrence in VHL
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