"Diatoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The common name for the phylum of microscopic unicellular STRAMENOPILES. Most are aquatic, being found in fresh, brackish, and salt water. Diatoms are noted for the symmetry and sculpturing of their siliceous cell walls. They account for 40% of PHYTOPLANKTON, but not all diatoms are planktonic.
| Descriptor ID |
D017377
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.750.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Diatoms- Diatoms
- Diatom
- Bacillariophyta
- Bacillariophytas
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diatoms" by people in Profiles.
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Inhibition of the photosynthetic activity of Synedra sp. by sonication: Performance and mechanism. J Environ Manage. 2019 Mar 01; 233:54-62.
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Potentially Caused by Respiratory Syncytial Virus and a Diatom. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 12 01; 198(11):1447-1448.
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Biofilm biodiversity in French and Swiss show caves using the metabarcoding approach: First data. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Feb 15; 615:1207-1217.
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Toxicological effects of phenol on four marine microalgae. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2017 Jun; 52:170-176.