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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia > Eimeriida > Eimeriidae > Eimeria

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Eimeria  

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  • infection: coordinate IM with COCCIDIOSIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004539

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