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Giardiavirus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Giardiavirus
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.223.750.400
Unique ID
D019198
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019198
Annotation
a genus of the family Totiviridae; infects the protozoan Giardia lamblia; coord IM with GIARDIA LAMBLIA /‌virol (IM)
Scope Note
A genus of RNA protozoan viruses of the family TOTIVIRIDAE. It infects many isolates of the flagellated protozoan human parasite G. lamblia, but does not seem to be associated with the virulence of the parasite. The type species is Giardia lamblia virus.
Registry Numbers
txid11011
Previous Indexing
Giardia lamblia (1991-1996)
RNA Viruses (1991-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Giardiavirus Preferred
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