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Eukaryota > Parabasalidea > Trichomonadida > Dientamoeba

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Dientamoeba  

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Note

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

Scope note

  • A genus of minute EUKARYOTES that are characterized by the preponderance of binucleate over uninucleate forms, the presence of several distinct granules in the karyosome, and the lack of a cystic stage. It is parasitic in the large intestine of humans and certain monkeys.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004029

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