GIARDIA INTESTINALIS
\d͡ʒˈa͡ɪ͡ədiəɹ ɪntˌɛstɪnˈɑːliz], \dʒˈaɪədiəɹ ɪntˌɛstɪnˈɑːliz], \dʒ_ˈaɪə_d_i__ə_ɹ ɪ_n_t_ˌɛ_s_t_ɪ_n_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\
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A species of parasitic protozoa that attaches itself to the intestinal mucosa and feeds on mucous secretions. The organism is roughly pear-shaped and motility is somewhat erratic, with a slow oscillation about the long axis. Considered for many years to be non-pathogenic and often found in completely asymptomatic individuals, there is presently strong evidence for its pathogenic potential.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).