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PARASITAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-09-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parasitize
1, record 1, English, parasitize
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To ... live on [an animal or plant] as a parasite. 2, record 1, English, - parasitize
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
About 3 weeks to 1 month later, minute immature larvae hatch. These larvae must parasitize an invertebrate host to develop. Suitable hosts for different species of horsehair worms include large predaceous arthropods (often mantids, water beetles, carabid beetles, or dragonflies) or omnivores (such as crickets and other closely related insects or millipedes). 3, record 1, English, - parasitize
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parasiter
1, record 1, French, parasiter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Habiter (un être vivant) en parasite [...] 2, record 1, French, - parasiter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La quantité de sang prélevée par chaque tique à chacun de ses repas est très faible, mais le grand nombre de tiques pouvant parasiter un seul animal peut [...] provoquer une déperdition suffisante pour provoquer les signes et les troubles de l'anémie. 3, record 1, French, - parasiter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- parasitar
1, record 1, Spanish, parasitar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El agente etiológico es un trematodo,la fasciola hepática (FH), que puede parasitar diferentes tipos de ganado herbívoro (ovino, vacuno, caprino, etc.) así como diversos animales (conejos, etc). 1, record 1, Spanish, - parasitar
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