| Preferred Name |
Microorganism |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14329 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A microscopic organism capable of causing disease in humans, plants, or animals. Most microbes are classified into one of four major groups: bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa. 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. 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. |
| code |
C14329 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C133805 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C133862 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259 |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD CTRP FDA |
| DEFINITION |
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. |
| Display_Name |
Microorganism |
| FULL_SYN |
Single-Celled Organism Microorganisms, General microorganism Microbe Microorganism Microorganisms Microbial Micro-organism |
| label |
Microorganism |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Microorganism |
| Preferred_Name |
Microorganism |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C14329 |
| prefLabel |
Microorganism |
| Semantic_Type |
Organism |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0445623 |
| subClassOf |