Organisms

Hypermastigia

A class of endosymbiont EUKARYOTES, in the group PARABASALIDEA, that are obligate mutualists in the digestive tracts of wood-eating insects. Hypermastigotes produce CELLULASE that breaks down the cellulose in wood so that insects can metabolize it.

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Abstract

A class of endosymbiont EUKARYOTES, in the group PARABASALIDEA, that are obligate mutualists in the digestive tracts of wood-eating insects. Hypermastigotes produce CELLULASE that breaks down the cellulose in wood so that insects can metabolize it.

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4 entry terms
  • Hypermastigotes
  • Hypermastigote
  • Trichonympha
  • Trichonymphas

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17 allowable subheadings

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 PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

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History Note

2010

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  1. B01w.630w.399w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypermastigia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056952. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056952
  2. Hypermastigia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermastigia
  3. Hypermastigia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833941