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Parasitic fungus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020225

1. A fungus that lives and feeds on or within another living organism and causes some degree of harm.

2. Invertebrate organisms (Fungi) that live on or in another organism (the host), and benefit at the expense of the other.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020225
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesAdapted from NIH AIDS Info Glossary; Adapted from NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020225",
  "term": "Parasitic fungus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Parasitic Fungus",
  "definition": "1. A fungus that lives and feeds on or within another living organism and causes some degree of harm.\n\n2. Invertebrate organisms (Fungi) that live on or in another organism (the host), and benefit at the expense of the other.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from NIH AIDS Info Glossary",
    "Adapted from NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/parasitic-fungus/"
}

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