Eukaryote
echinococcus multilocularis
Subclass of:
Genus: Echinococcus
Definitions related to echinococcus multilocularis:
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A north temperate species of tapeworm (CESTODA) whose adult form infects FOXES and wild RODENTS. The larval form can infect humans producing HEPATIC HYDATID CYSTS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of cyclophyllid tapeworms in the family Taeniidae. The lifecycle for E. multilocularis involves rodents as the intermediate host and canids as the definitive host. This species causes alveolar echinococcosis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any cestode parasite that can be assigned to the species Echinococcus multilocularis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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