Organisms

Trichostrongylus

A genus of parasitic nematodes found in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals. They cause incidental infections in humans from the following species: Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. orientalis, T. axei, and T. probolurus.

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Abstract

A genus of parasitic nematodes found in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals. They cause incidental infections in humans from the following species: Trichostrongylus colubriformis, T. orientalis, T. axei, and T. probolurus.

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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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infection = TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent

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Previous Indexing

  • Trichostrongyloidea (1966-1985)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trichostrongylus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014254. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014254
  2. Trichostrongylus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichostrongylus
  3. Trichostrongylus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066824