Concept information
Preferred term
Trombiculidae
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Definition
- Family of MITES in the superfamily Trombiculoidea, suborder Prostigmata, which attack humans and other vertebrates, causing DERMATITIS and severe allergic reactions. Chiggers, red bugs, and harvest mites commonly refer to the larval stage of Trombiculid mites, the only parasitic stage of the mite's life cycle. A genus of MITES in the family TROMBICULIDAE, whose larvae cause and carry disease. The larvae attack humans and other vertebrates, causing dermatitis and severe allergic reactions. Adult forms do not bite. Species of the subgenera Leptotrombidium are the carriers of SCRUB TYPHUS. Subgenus of MITES, in the genus Trombicula, which is the vector for ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI, the agent of SCRUB TYPHUS. Some authorities consider Leptotrombidium a genus.
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Chiggers
- Harvest Mites
- Red Bugs
- Trombiculid Mites
- txid1250633
- txid1712447
- txid279271
- txid92251
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- anatomy & histology (Qualifier)
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- cytology (Qualifier)
- drug effects (Qualifier)
- embryology (Qualifier)
- enzymology (Qualifier)
- genetics (Qualifier)
- growth & development (Qualifier)
- immunology (Qualifier)
- metabolism (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- pathogenicity (Qualifier)
- physiology (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- ultrastructure (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Aoutats
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Aoûtats
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Leptes d'automne
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Trombiculides
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Trombiculidés
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Trombidions
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txid1250633
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txid1712447
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txid279271
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txid92251
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HZXW2FHS-N
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