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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda > Chromadorea > Strongylida > Ancylostomatoidea > Ancylostoma

Preferred term

Ancylostoma  

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Entry terms

  • Ancylostoma caninum
  • Ancylostoma duodenale

Note

  • a genus of nematodes; infection = ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; coord with specific pre-coordinated helminth terms (e.g., ANTIGENS, HELMINTH) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of nematode intestinal parasites that consists of several species. A. duodenale is the common hookworm in humans. A. braziliense, A. ceylonicum, and A. caninum occur primarily in cats and dogs, but all have been known to occur in humans.

History note

  • ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE was UNCINARIA DUODENALE 1979-92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000722

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