Eukaryote
dientamoeba fragilis
Definitions related to dientamoeba fragilis:
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A species of nonflagellate trichomonad parasites in the family Dientamoebidae. Infections occurs through direct fecal-oral spread. Nonhuman primates are its only natural hosts.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any unicellular, eukaryotic organism that can be assigned to the species Dientamoeba fragilis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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