acanthamoeba castellanii

Preferred Label : acanthamoeba castellanii;

MeSH definition : A species of free-living soil amoebae in the family Acanthamoebidae. It can cause ENCEPHALITIS and KERATITIS in humans.;

MeSH synonym : acanthamoeba castellanius; castellanius, acanthamoeba;

CISMeF synonym : castellanii, acanthamoeba;

MeSH annotation : infection: coordinate IM with AMEBIASIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent; infection: coordinate with AMEBIASIS; for encephalitis caused by this organism, coordinate also with CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS ENCEPHALITIS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc.) if pertinent;

UNII : txid5755;

Details

Origin ID

D048248;

UMLS CUI

C0320458;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acanthamoeba castellanii [NCIt concept]
- Acanthamoeba castellanii (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acanthamoeba castellanii [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- acanthamoeba castellanii [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Acanthamoeba castellanii [NCIt concept]
- Acanthamoeba castellanii (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acanthamoeba castellanii [SNOMED Notion]

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