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Lagenidium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Lagenidium
Tree Number(s)
B01.750.580.500
Unique ID
D044726
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D044726
Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with INFECTION (IM)
Scope Note
A genus of OOMYCETES in the family Lagenidiaceae. One species (L. giganteum) parasitizes the larval stage of MOSQUITOES and is used in its biological control (PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL); it also causes disease in freshwater FISHES.
Previous Indexing
Fungi (1972-1982)
Oomycetes (1983-2003)
Public MeSH Note
2004
History Note
2004
Date Established
2004/01/01
Date of Entry
2003/07/09
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Lagenidium Preferred
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