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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > host-parasite relationships > parasite load
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > ecology > ecological processes and phenomena > host-parasite relationships > parasite load
Preferred Term:

parasite load

Definition:
Measure of the number of the parasites present in a host organism.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
host-parasite relationships
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • parasitic load
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/199466
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