Microparasite

Microparasite

A microparasite is a parasite that complete a full life cycle within one host and can be transmitted directly to conspecific hosts. They often reproduce within a host's cells and are generally too small to be seen with the naked eye. Most are viruses, bacteria and fungi with a smaller number being protists. Examples include salmonella and HIV.

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  • Microparasite — Mi cro*par a*site, n. A parasitic micro[ o]rganism. {Mi cro*par a*sit ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • microparasite — [mī΄krōpar′ə sīt΄] n. a parasitic microorganism microparasitic [mī΄krō par′əsit′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • microparasite — microparasitic /muy kroh par euh sit ik/, adj. /muy kroh par euh suyt /, n. a parasitic microorganism. [1880 85; MICRO + PARASITE] * * * …   Universalium

  • microparasite — noun An extremely small parasite …   Wiktionary

  • microparasite — A parasitic microorganism. * * * mi·cro·par·a·site .mī krō par ə .sīt n a parasitic microorganism mi·cro·par·a·sit·ic .par ə sit ik adj * * * mi·cro·par·a·site (mi″kro parґə sīt) a parasitic microorganism …   Medical dictionary

  • microparasite — maɪkrəʊ pærÉ™saɪt n. microscopic parasite, parasitic microorganism …   English contemporary dictionary

  • microparasite — mi·cro·parasite …   English syllables

  • microparasite — /maɪkroʊˈpærəsaɪt/ (say muykroh paruhsuyt) noun a parasitic microorganism. –microparasitic /maɪkroʊˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/ (say muykroh.paruh sitik), adjective …  

  • microparasite — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Microparasitic — Microparasite Mi cro*par a*site, n. A parasitic micro[ o]rganism. {Mi cro*par a*sit ic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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