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Firmicutes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Firmicutes
Tree Number(s)
B03.353
Unique ID
D000068536
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068536
Scope Note
A phylum of predominantly GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA that includes the orders Bacillales and Clostridiales. Firmicutes and BACTEROIDETES are the two bacterial phyla that constitute the majority of the human gut MICROBIOTA.
Previous Indexing
Gram-Positive Bacteria (2004-2015)
Public MeSH Note
2016
History Note
2016
Date Established
2016/01/01
Date of Entry
2015/07/07
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Firmicutes Preferred
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