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MeSH Heading: Tetrahymena thermophila
Tree Number(s): B01.043.185.650.375.750.850.875
Unique ID: D016808
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016808
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A species of ciliate protozoa used in genetic and cytological research.
Previous Indexing: Tetrahymena (1978-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
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)

Tetrahymena thermophila MeSH Descriptor Data 2025