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Diatoms

"Diatoms" 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.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diatoms" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Diatoms" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 18 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2023
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