Concept information
Preferred term
Amoeba
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Ameba
Note
- the genus name: entry term AMEBA sometimes used loosely for the common nouns ameba & amoeba; infection = AMEBIASIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent
Scope note
- A genus of ameboid protozoa. Characteristics include a vesicular nucleus and the formation of several PSEUDOPODIA, one of which is dominant at a given time. Reproduction occurs asexually by binary fission.
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000656
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