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Eukaryota > Diplomonadida > Giardia > Giardia lamblia

Preferred term

Giardia lamblia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Giardia duodenalis
  • Giardia intestinalis
  • Lamblia intestinalis

Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with GIARDIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; a virus infecting Giardia lamblia is named GIARDIAVIRUS

Scope note

  • A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016829

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