Organisms

Acari

A large, subclass of arachnids comprising the MITES and TICKS, including parasites of plants, animals, and humans, as well as several important disease vectors.

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Abstract

A large, subclass of arachnids comprising the MITES and TICKS, including parasites of plants, animals, and humans, as well as several important disease vectors.

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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  • Arachnida (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.166w.132w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acari. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000053. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000053
  2. Acari. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acari
  3. Acari. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19137