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MeSH Heading: Chromatiaceae
Tree Number(s): B03.660.250.110
Unique ID: D002841
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002841
Scope Note: A family of phototrophic purple sulfur bacteria that deposit globules of elemental sulfur inside their cells. They are found in diverse aquatic environments.
Entry Term(s): Bacteria, Purple Sulfur; Purple Sulfur Bacteria
Registry Number: txid1046
Previous Indexing: Bacteria (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 1976; see THIORHODACEAE 1975
History Note: 1976
Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Chromatiaceae MeSH Descriptor Data 2023