II. Definitions
III. Types: Microorganisms
- Bacteria
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Virus
- See Viral Infection
- Fungus
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Protozoa
- See Protozoa
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Helminths (multicellular animal Parasites)
- See Helminth
- Algae
- Shellfish Poisoning (e.g. Ciguatera Poisoning, Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning)
- Protothecosis (Algaemia)
- Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae blooms)
- Archae
- Microbiome (as well as overgrowth syndromes)
- Periodontitis
- Eckburg (2003) 71(2):591-6 +PMID: 12540534 [PubMed]
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| Definition (HL7V3.0) | <p>All single celled living organisms including protozoa, bacteria, yeast, viruses, etc.</p> |
| Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) | An organism that can be seen only through a microscope. Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi. Although viruses are not considered living organisms, they are sometimes classified as microorganisms. |
| Definition (NCI) | A microscopic organism. The term microorganism may refer to a prokaryote or eukaryote, and may be a unicellular or multicellular organism. All taxonomic kingdoms contain microorganisms. |
| Definition (CSP) | organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size. |
| Definition (PSY) | Single-celled microscopic or ultramicroscopic organisms. |
| Concepts | Organism (T001) |
| SnomedCT | 264395009 |
| HL7 | MIC |
| LNC | LP14559-6, MTHU019420 |
| English | Single-Celled Organism, single cell organism, Microbe, Micro-organism, Microorganism, micro-organisms, microorganism, unicellular organism, unicellular organisms, micro organism, micro organisms, microorganisms, Microorganism (organism), Single Cell Organisms, Microorganisms, Microorganisms, General |
| Spanish | microorganismo (organismo), microorganismo |
