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MeSH Heading: Host Tropism
Tree Number(s): G06.462.380.500; G07.443; G16.527.200.380.500
Unique ID: D000096502
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096502
Scope Note: The specificity of certain pathogens for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue.
Entry Term(s): Amphotropic; Amphotropic Host Range; Amphotropism; Bacterial Tropism; Ecotropic Host Range; Ecotropism; Host Cell Tropism; Host Tissue Tropism; Pantropic Host Range; Pantropism; Species Tropism
Public MeSH Note: 2024; HOST TROPISM was indexed under VIRAL TROPISM 2009-2023
History Note: 2024 (2009)
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/22

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M000617647
Scope Note: The specificity of certain pathogens for infecting a particular type of cell or tissue.
Terms: Host Tropism Preferred Term
Term UI T000900492
Date05/06/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Species Tropism
Term UI T001132511
Date02/01/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Host Cell Tropism
Term UI T000900493
Date05/06/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Host Tissue Tropism
Term UI T000900494
Date05/06/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Host Tropism MeSH Descriptor Data 2025