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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia > Eimeriida > Cryptosporidiidae > Cryptosporidium

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Cryptosporidium  

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Note

  • infection = CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of coccidian parasites of the family CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE, found in the intestinal epithelium of many vertebrates including humans.

History note

  • 1991(1985)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003458

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