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TULAREMIE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Bacterial Diseases
- Water Pollution
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bacterium
1, record 1, English, bacterium
correct, see observation, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] unicellular prokaryotic [micro-organism] that commonly [multiplies] by cell division (fission) and whose cell is typically contained within a cell wall. 2, record 1, English, - bacterium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
They may be aerobic or anaerobic, motile or non-motile, and may be free-living, saprophytic, parasitic, or even pathogenic, the last causing disease in [humans,] plants or animals. 2, record 1, English, - bacterium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Examples of diseases caused by bacteria include anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, brucellosis, cholera, glanders and psittacosis, which can also potentially be used as biological weapons by terrorists. 3, record 1, English, - bacterium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Plural: bacteria. 3, record 1, English, - bacterium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
bacterium: term in the plural standardized by ISO. 3, record 1, English, - bacterium
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bacteria
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Maladies bactériennes
- Pollution de l'eau
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bactérie
1, record 1, French, bact%C3%A9rie
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Micro-organisme unicellulaire appartenant au règne des Protistes procaryotes, caractérisé par l’absence de membrane nucléaire et qui se multiplie généralement par division binaire (scission). 2, record 1, French, - bact%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines bactéries ont un effet bénéfique sur l’organisme, comme celles qui vivent dans l’intestin et contribuent à la digestion [...] D’autres sont pathogènes, à l’origine de nombreuses affections. 3, record 1, French, - bact%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les bactéries sont [présentes] dans tous les milieux sous des formes très variées. [...] Elles jouent des rôles importants notamment dans le recyclage de la matière organique, dans l’équilibre des plantes et des animaux et dans certaines productions alimentaires et industrielles. 4, record 1, French, - bact%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le charbon, le botulisme, la peste, la tularémie, la brucellose, le choléra, la morve et la psittacose sont des maladies causées par des bactéries et sont susceptibles d’être utilisées comme armes biologiques par des terroristes. 2, record 1, French, - bact%C3%A9rie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bactérie : terme au pluriel normalisé par l’ISO. 2, record 1, French, - bact%C3%A9rie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
- Enfermedades bacterianas
- Contaminación del agua
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bacteria
1, record 1, Spanish, bacteria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organismo monocelular microscópico, metabólicamente activo, con núcleo disperso (no discreto) generalmente autónomo, y que suele multiplicarse por fisión binaria. 2, record 1, Spanish, - bacteria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Algunas bacterias son habitantes normales de la flora de la cavidad oral, intestinal, rectal, vaginal y uretral [del ser humano], pero otras pueden ser patógenas y capaces de causarle enfermedades. 3, record 1, Spanish, - bacteria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Pasteurella
1, record 2, English, Pasteurella
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of bacteria (family Brucellaceae) that stain differentially at the poles of the cell and that include several important pathogens of man and domestic animals. 1, record 2, English, - Pasteurella
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Pasteurella
1, record 2, French, Pasteurella
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Pasteurelle 2, record 2, French, Pasteurelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Genre de bactéries, ordre des Bactériales, agents notamment de la peste et de la tularémie. 1, record 2, French, - Pasteurella
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Pasteurella
1, record 2, Spanish, Pasteurella
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pasteurela [cocobacilo de] la familia Pasteurellaceae a la cual pertenecen tres géneros: Actinobacillus, Haemophylus y Pasteurella. Este último agrupa varias especies, entre las que destacamos por su interés veterinario, Pasteurella multocida, Pasteurella haemolytica, Pasteurella pneumotropica, Pasteurella urease y Pasteurella gallinarun. 2, record 2, Spanish, - Pasteurella
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-08-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Whitmore's bacillus
1, record 3, English, Whitmore%27s%20bacillus
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Pseudomonas pseudomallei 1, record 3, English, Pseudomonas%20pseudomallei
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A species found in cases of melioidosus in humans and other animals and in soil and water in tropical regions. 1, record 3, English, - Whitmore%27s%20bacillus
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bacille de Whitmore
1, record 3, French, bacille%20de%20Whitmore
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- houille de la mélioïdose 1, record 3, French, houille%20de%20la%20m%C3%A9lio%C3%AFdose
correct, masculine noun
- Pseudomonas pseudomallei 1, record 3, French, Pseudomonas%20pseudomallei
Latin
- Malleomyces pseudomallei 2, record 3, French, Malleomyces%20pseudomallei
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bacille qui peut causer la mélioïdose. Cette dernière peut revêtir des formes diverses s’apparentant à la peste, le choléra, la tularemie, la morve, la syphilis. 1, record 3, French, - bacille%20de%20Whitmore
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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