"Acari" 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 large, subclass of arachnids comprising the MITES and TICKS, including parasites of plants, animals, and humans, as well as several important disease vectors.
| Descriptor ID |
D000053
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acari" by people in Profiles.
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Description of a new Pavlovskyella species (Acari: Argasidae) from Chile. J Med Entomol. 2023 09 12; 60(5):968-977.
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Genome Sequencing of the Phytoseiid Predatory Mite Metaseiulus occidentalis Reveals Completely Atomized Hox Genes and Superdynamic Intron Evolution. Genome Biol Evol. 2016 06 27; 8(6):1762-75.