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Abstract
A species of parasitic protozoa found in the intestines of humans and other primates. It was classified as a yeast in 1912. Over the years, questions arose about this designation. In 1967, many physiological and morphological B. hominis characteristics were reported that fit a protozoan classification. Since that time, other papers have corroborated this work and the organism is now recognized as a protozoan parasite of humans causing intestinal disease with potentially disabling symptoms.
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- Blastocystis homini
- hominis, Blastocystis
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
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Previous Indexing
- Phycomyces (1971-1979)
- Protozoa (1986-1991)
- Zygomycotina (1980-1985)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Blastocystis hominis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016845. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016845
- Blastocystis hominis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blastocystis_hominis
- Blastocystis hominis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19833385