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... > Eukaryota > Amoebozoa > Lobosea > Amoebida > Blastocystina > Blastocystis

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Blastocystis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • do not confuse with BLASTOCYST (Category A); infection = BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A genus of protozoa of the suborder BLASTOCYSTINA. It was first classified as a yeast but further studies have shown it to be a protozoan.

History note

  • 92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016844

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