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MeSH Heading: Cryptosporidium
Tree Number(s): B01.043.075.189.250.150.160
Unique ID: D003458
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003458
Annotation: infection = CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A genus of coccidian parasites of the family CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE, found in the intestinal epithelium of many vertebrates including humans.
Registry Numbers: txid5806
NLM Classification #: QW 210
Previous Indexing: Coccidia (1975-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see COCCIDIA 1985-90
History Note: 1991(1985)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/04/06
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cryptosporidium MeSH Descriptor Data 2024