"Blastocystis hominis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of parasitic protozoa found in the intestines of humans and other primates. It was classified as a yeast in 1912. Over the years, questions arose about this designation. In 1967, many physiological and morphological B. hominis characteristics were reported that fit a protozoan classification. Since that time, other papers have corroborated this work and the organism is now recognized as a protozoan parasite of humans causing intestinal disease with potentially disabling symptoms.
| Descriptor ID |
D016845
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.100.200.200.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Blastocystis hominis- Blastocystis hominis
- Blastocystis homini
- homini, Blastocystis
- hominis, Blastocystis
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