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Blastocystis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Blastocystis
Tree Number(s)
B01.046.500.100.200.200
Unique ID
D016844
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016844
Annotation
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.
Registry Numbers
txid12967
Previous Indexing
Phycomycetes (1971-1979)
Protozoa (1986-1991)
Zygomycotina (1980-1985)
Public MeSH Note
92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
Online Note
use PROTOZOA to search BLASTOCYSTIS 1989-91
History Note
92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/05/02
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)
Eukaryota [B01]
Amoebozoa [B01.046]
Lobosea [B01.046.500]
Amoebida [B01.046.500.100]
Blastocystina [B01.046.500.100.200]
Blastocystis [B01.046.500.100.200.200]
Blastocystis hominis [B01.046.500.100.200.200.375]
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Blastocystis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0025638
Registry Numbers
txid12967
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.
Terms
Blastocystis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T050439
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1992)
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