Oocysts

"Oocysts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus, the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts encapsulating the sporozoites.

Descriptor ID	D033661
MeSH Number(s)	A11.870.740.600 B05.500.675 B05.775.740.600 G07.345.500.550.500.675
Concept/Terms	Oocysts Oocysts Oocyst Sporocysts Sporocysts Sporocyst

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Oocysts".

Anatomy [A]
Cells [A11]
Spores [A11.870]
Spores, Protozoan [A11.870.740]
Oocysts [A11.870.740.600]
Organisms [B]
Organism Forms [B05]
Life Cycle Stages [B05.500]
Oocysts [B05.500.675]
Spores [B05.775]
Spores, Protozoan [B05.775.740]
Oocysts [B05.775.740.600]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Growth and Development [G07.345]
Morphogenesis [G07.345.500]
Metamorphosis, Biological [G07.345.500.550]
Life Cycle Stages [G07.345.500.550.500]
Oocysts [G07.345.500.550.500.675]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Oocysts".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Oocysts".

Oocysts
Sporozoites

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2009	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1

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McPhillie M, Zhou Y, El Bissati K, Dubey J, Lorenzi H, Capper M, Lukens AK, Hickman M, Muench S, Verma SK, Weber CR, Wheeler K, Gordon J, Sanders J, Moulton H, Wang K, Kim TK, He Y, Santos T, Woods S, Lee P, Donkin D, Kim E, Fraczek L, Lykins J, Esaa F, Alibana-Clouser F, Dovgin S, Weiss L, Brasseur G, Wirth D, Kent M, Hood L, Meunieur B, Roberts CW, Hasnain SS, Antonyuk SV, Fishwick C, McLeod R. New paradigms for understanding and step changes in treating active and chronic, persistent apicomplexan infections. Sci Rep. 2016 07 14; 6:29179.

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Betancourt WQ, Mena KD. Assessment of waterborne protozoan passage through conventional drinking water treatment process in Venezuela. J Water Health. 2012 Jun; 10(2):324-36.

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Lalancette C, G?n?reux M, Mailly J, Servais P, C?t? C, Michaud A, Di Giovanni GD, Pr?vost M. Total and infectious Cryptosporidium oocyst and total Giardia cyst concentrations from distinct agricultural and urban contamination sources in Eastern Canada. J Water Health. 2012 Mar; 10(1):147-60.

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Pastrana-Mena R, Dinglasan RR, Franke-Fayard B, Vega-Rodr?guez J, Fuentes-Caraballo M, Baerga-Ortiz A, Coppens I, Jacobs-Lorena M, Janse CJ, Serrano AE. Glutathione reductase-null malaria parasites have normal blood stage growth but arrest during development in the mosquito. J Biol Chem. 2010 Aug 27; 285(35):27045-27056.

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Magana-Ordorica D, Mena K, Valdez-Torres JB, Soto-Beltran M, Leon-Felix J, Chaidez C. Relationships between the occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium and physicochemical properties of marine waters of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. J Water Health. 2010 Dec; 8(4):797-802.

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Lalancette C, Di Giovanni GD, Pr?vost M. Improved risk analysis by dual direct detection of total and infectious Cryptosporidium oocysts on cell culture in combination with immunofluorescence assay. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2010 Jan; 76(2):566-77.

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Mota A, Mena KD, Soto-Beltran M, Tarwater PM, Ch?idez C. Risk assessment of cryptosporidium and giardia in water irrigating fresh produce in Mexico. J Food Prot. 2009 Oct; 72(10):2184-8.

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Vega-Rodr?guez J, Franke-Fayard B, Dinglasan RR, Janse CJ, Pastrana-Mena R, Waters AP, Coppens I, Rodr?guez-Orengo JF, Srinivasan P, Jacobs-Lorena M, Serrano AE. The glutathione biosynthetic pathway of Plasmodium is essential for mosquito transmission. PLoS Pathog. 2009 Feb; 5(2):e1000302.

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Sifuentes LY, Di Giovanni GD. Aged HCT-8 cell monolayers support Cryptosporidium parvum infection. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Dec; 73(23):7548-51.

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Ryu H, Alum A, Mena KD, Abbaszadegan M. Assessment of the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-potable reclaimed water. Water Sci Technol. 2007; 55(1-2):283-90.

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