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Eukaryota > Fungi > Microsporidia

Preferred term

Microsporidia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Microspora
  • Microsporas
  • Microsporidian
  • Microsporidians

Note

  • do not confuse with the class MICROSPOREA, the order MICROSPORIDA, or with MICROSPORUM, a dermatophyte; MICROSPORIDIA, UNCLASSIFIED is also available, see annotation there; infection = MICROSPORIDIOSIS; coordinate with specific fungal term (ANTIGENS, FUNGAL, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A phylum of fungi comprising minute intracellular PARASITES with FUNGAL SPORES of unicellular origin. It has two classes: Rudimicrosporea and MICROSPOREA.

History note

  • 2006 (1992); use MICROSPORIDA 1991-2000

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016814

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