"Periphyton" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A complex mixture of organisms (algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, detritus, etc.) clinging on the surfaces of plants and other objects projecting from the bottom sediments of aquatic ecosystems.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B05.080.250 G06.591.937 G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.937 N06.230.124.049.100.500.875
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Periphyton" by people in Profiles.
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Agrochemicals increase risk of human schistosomiasis by supporting higher densities of intermediate hosts. Nat Commun. 2018 02 26; 9(1):837.