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Crithidia

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Definition: A genus of parasitic protozoans found in the digestive tract of invertebrates, especially insects. Organisms of this genus have an amastigote and choanomastigote stage in their life cycle.  infection: coordinate IM with EUGLENOZOA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent   
Examples Crithidia fasciculata
Other names Crithidias
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Hc1 protein, Chlamydia trachomatis  0   *DNA-Binding Proteins *Protozoan Proteins *RNA-Binding Proteins Crithidia Histones. Mol Microbiol 1994 Mar;11(6):1085-98
microtubule corset protein, Crithidia  0   *Microtubule Proteins *Protozoan Proteins Crithidia. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 1987;84(10):3259

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