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MeSH Heading: Blastocystis
Tree Number(s): B01.046.500.100.200.200
Unique ID: D016844
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016844
Annotation: do not confuse with BLASTOCYST (Category A); infection = BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A genus of protozoa of the suborder BLASTOCYSTINA. It was first classified as a yeast but further studies have shown it to be a protozoan.
Registry Numbers: txid12967
Previous Indexing: Phycomycetes (1971-1979); Protozoa (1986-1991); Zygomycotina (1980-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
Online Note: use PROTOZOA to search BLASTOCYSTIS 1989-91
History Note: 92; was see PROTOZOA 1989-91
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)

Blastocystis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025