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Eukaryota > Diplomonadida > Giardia > Giardia lamblia

Preferred term

Giardia lamblia  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of parasitic EUKARYOTES that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Giardia duodenalis
  • Giardia intestinalis
  • Lamblia intestinalis
  • txid5741

In other languages

  • French

  • Giardia intestinalis
  • Lamblia intestinalis
  • txid5741

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-MK8WJW3B-L

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