Organisms

Ascaridia

A genus of nematode worms in the superfamily Heterakoidea. A. galli and A. lineata are important intestinal parasites of domestic fowl.

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Abstract

A genus of nematode worms in the superfamily Heterakoidea. A. galli and A. lineata are important intestinal parasites of domestic fowl.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Ascaridias
  • Ascaridia galli
  • Ascaridia gallus
  • gallus, Ascaridia

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Aspects Covered

19 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with the order ASCARIDIDA; infection = ASCARIDIASIS (do not confuse with ASCARIASIS or ACARIASIS); coordinate with specific helminth term (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; etc) if pertinent

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Previous Indexing

  • Nematoda (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ascaridia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001197. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001197
  2. Ascaridia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascaridia
  3. Ascaridia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4803791