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MeSH Heading: Dictyostelium
Tree Number(s): B01.046.550.200.300
Unique ID: D004023
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004023
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A genus of protozoa, formerly also considered a fungus. Its natural habitat is decaying forest leaves, where it feeds on bacteria. D. discoideum is the best-known species and is widely used in biomedical research.
Entry Term(s): Dictyostelium discoideum
Related Numbers: txid44689
NLM Classification #: QW 230
Previous Indexing: Myxomycetes (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 79; see MYXOMYCETES 1975-78
History Note: 79(75)
Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
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)

Dictyostelium MeSH Descriptor Data 2024