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PROTOZOA

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Meaning:

In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

Synonyms:

phylum Protozoa; Protozoa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Protozoa" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Protozoa"):

protozoan; protozoon (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)

class Sarcodina; Sarcodina (characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda)

Ciliata; Ciliophora; class Ciliata; class Ciliophora (class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle)

class Flagellata; class Mastigophora; Flagellata; Mastigophora (protozoa having flagella)

class Sporozoa; Sporozoa (strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites)

Holonyms ("Protozoa" is a member of...):

kingdom Protoctista; Protoctista (in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals)

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A genus of parasitic protozoa that is the cause of cryptosporidiosis.

(Cryptosporidium, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of parasitic protozoa that is the cause of giardiasis.

(Giardia, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is mainly used for ex vivo purposes, specifically for the inactivation of pathogens such as viruses, protozoa and bacteria in red blood cells (RBCs).

(Amustaline, NCI Thesaurus)

Atovoquone blocks the mitochondrial electron transport at complex III of the respiratory chain of protozoa, thereby inhibiting pyrimidine synthesis, preventing DNA synthesis and leading to protozoal death.

(Atovaquone, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic psoralen, light-activated DNA and RNA crosslinking agent, with protective activity against pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and leukocytes.

(Amotosalen, NCI Thesaurus)

A monohalogenated 8-hydroxyquinoline with activity against bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.

(Cloxyquin, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of amotosalen, a synthetic psoralen and light-activated DNA, RNA crosslinking agent, with protective activity against pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and leukocytes.

(Amotosalen Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A parasitic infection caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania.

(Leishmaniasis, NCI Thesaurus)

Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye.

(Parasitic Diseases, NIH)

There are four main kinds of germs: • Bacteria - one-celled germs that multiply quickly and may release chemicals which can make you sick • Viruses - capsules that contain genetic material, and use your own cells to multiply • Fungi - primitive plants, like mushrooms or mildew • Protozoa - one-celled animals that use other living things for food and a place to live

(Infectious Diseases, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)