Translations for „protozoan“ in the English » German Dictionary

proto·zoan <pl -s [or -zoa]> [ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən, pl -zəʊə, Am ˌproʊt̬əˈzoʊ-, pl -zoʊə] N BIOL

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English

The modern xenophyophores are giant single-celled protozoans found throughout the world's oceans, largely on the abyssal plain.

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Protozoans of this order include parasites of humans, and both domesticated and wild animals including birds.

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The first case of babesiosis seen in a nonsplenectomized patient proved the protozoan parasite was a potential pathogen in anyone.

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He developed techniques for their cultivation, and is possibly the first to cultivate a pathogenic protozoan in a laboratory.

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Their work on amebo-flagellates has provided an example of how a protozoan can effectively live both freely in the environment, and in a human host.

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However, other pathogens such as the malaria protozoan must first develop into an infective stage within the midgut before invading other tissues.

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There is also no such thing as a malaria virus, as malaria is caused by protozoans.

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The protozoans can be identified in skin and gill biopsies and blood samples.

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The three main types of organisms causing these conditions are protozoa (causing protozoan infection), helminths (helminthiasis), and ectoparasites.

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A merozoite is a daughter cell of a protozoan.

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