Organisms

Houseflies

Flies of the species Musca domestica (family MUSCIDAE), which infest human habitations throughout the world and often act as carriers of pathogenic organisms.

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Abstract

Flies of the species Musca domestica (family MUSCIDAE), which infest human habitations throughout the world and often act as carriers of pathogenic organisms.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Musca domestica
  • Housefly
  • Musca domesticas
  • domesticas, Musca

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

/microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted; do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111; note entry term MUSCA DOMESTICA but other Musca species and genera of family Muscidae go under MUSCIDAE

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.750w.642w.470w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Houseflies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006793. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006793
  2. Houseflies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housefly
  3. Houseflies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166111