Concept information
Preferred term
Dictyostelium
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Dictyostelium discoideum
- Dictyostelium discoideums
- discoideum, Dictyostelium
Note
- infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope note
- A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research.
History note
- 79(75)
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004023
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