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MeSH Heading: Gram-Positive Bacteria
Tree Number(s): B03.510
Unique ID: D006094
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006094
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not use as a routine coordinate for a gram-positive bacterium; infection equals GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Scope Note: Bacteria which retain the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method.
Entry Version: GRAM POS BACT
Entry Term(s): Gram Positive Bacteria
Previous Indexing: Bacteria (1966-1983)
Public MeSH Note: 1984,1973-1975
History Note: 1984(1973)
Date Established: 1984/01/01
Date of Entry: 1983/06/03
Revision Date: 2021/03/04

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)

Gram-Positive Bacteria MeSH Descriptor Data 2025