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Descriptor English:
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Hypermastigia
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Hypermastigia
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Hypermastigia
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Synonyms English:
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Hypermastigote
Hypermastigotes
Trichonympha
Trichonymphas
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Tree Number:
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B01.630.399
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Definition English:
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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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Indexing Annotation English:
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infection; coordinate IM with PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
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History Note English:
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2010
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53454
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Unique Identifier:
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D056952
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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