Brugia malayi

"Brugia malayi" 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.

MeSH information

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A species of parasitic nematode causing Malayan filariasis and having a distribution centering roughly on the Malay peninsula. The life cycle of B. malayi is similar to that of WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI, except that in most areas the principal mosquito vectors belong to the genus Mansonia.

Descriptor ID	D017178
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088.500
Concept/Terms	Brugia malayi Brugia malayi Brugia malayus malayi, Brugia malayus, Brugia

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Nematoda [B01.050.500.500.294]
Secernentea [B01.050.500.500.294.700]
Spirurida [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750]
Spirurina [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700]
Filarioidea [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300]
Brugia [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088]
Brugia malayi [B01.050.500.500.294.700.750.700.300.088.500]

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