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MeSH Heading: Microsporida
Tree Number(s): B01.300.360.500.500
Unique ID: D016816
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016816
Annotation: do not confuse with the fungal phylum MICROSPORIDIA; infection: coordinate IM with MICROSPORIDIOSIS (IM); coordinate with specific fungal terms (ANTIGENS, FUNGAL, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: An order of parasitic FUNGI found mostly in ARTHROPODS; FISHES; and in some VERTEBRATES including humans. It comprises two suborders: Pansporoblastina and APANSPOROBLASTINA.
Previous Indexing: Protozoa (1969-1991); Sporozoea (1969-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992
History Note: 1992
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Microsporida MeSH Descriptor Data 2025