Balantidium

"Balantidium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of vertebrate or invertebrate hosts. Asexual multiplication is accomplished by transverse binary fission. Its organisms are ovoidal in shape and have a ciliated covering over the entire body.

Descriptor ID

D001448

MeSH Number(s)

B01.043.185.375.650.650.153

Concept/Terms

Balantidium

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Alveolata [B01.043]
Ciliophora [B01.043.185]
Kinetofragminophorea [B01.043.185.375]
Trichostomatida [B01.043.185.375.650]
Trichostomatina [B01.043.185.375.650.650]
Balantidium [B01.043.185.375.650.650.153]

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