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... > Eukaryota > Fungi > Microsporidia > Microsporea > Microsporida > Apansporoblastina > Nosema

Preferred term

Nosema  

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Note

  • note NOSEMA CUNICULI see ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI and NOSEMA CORNEUM see VITTAFORMA; infection: coordinate IM with MICROSPORIDIOSIS (IM); coordinate with specific fungal terms (ANTIGENS, FUNGAL, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of parasitic FUNGI in the family Nosematidae. Some species are pathogenic for invertebrates of economic importance while others are being researched for possible roles in controlling pest INSECTS. They are also pathogenic in humans.

History note

  • 1992

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016818

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