Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Algae > Algae, Green > Chlorella > Prototheca Terms and Definitions
Prototheca
Medical Definition: | An achlorophyllous mutant of the green alga Chlorella. It is found in decayed matter, water, sewage and soil and produces cutaneous and disseminated infections in various vertebrates including man. It infects the skin, lymph nodes, eye, myocardium, kidney, muscle, and bovine mammary gland. |
Guide Notes: | a pathogenic mutant of green alga CHLORELLA; infection by Prototheca: coord IM with INFECTION (NIM) + precoord organ/dis or organ/infection term (IM) |
Previously Indexed: | Algae (1966-1979),Algae, Green (1970-1979) |
Prototheca Medical Definitions and Terms
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