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Eukaryota > Diplomonadida > Giardia

Preferred term

Giardia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of flagellate intestinal EUKARYOTES parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Characteristics include the presence of four pairs of flagella arising from a complicated system of axonemes and cysts that are ellipsoidal to ovoidal in shape.

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Entry terms

  • Lamblia
  • txid5740

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HZRQQHQX-X

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