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MeSH Heading: Spores, Bacterial
Tree Number(s): A11.870.700; B05.775.700
Unique ID: D013171
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013171
Annotation: sporulation: index specific bacterium /‌physiol + SPORES, BACTERIAL
Scope Note: Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium.
Entry Version: SPORES BACT
Entry Term(s): Bacterial Spore; Bacterial Spores; Spore, Bacterial
NLM Classification #: QW 51
Previous Indexing: Bacteria (1966-1970); specific bacterium; Spores (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(71)
Date Introduced: 1974/01/01
Last Updated: 2016/07/07

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)

Concept UI: M0020381
Scope Note: Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium.
Terms: Spores, Bacterial Preferred Term
Term UI T038701
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1971); Bacterial Spore
Term UI T038698
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Spore, Bacterial
Term UI T038699
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Bacterial Spores
Term UI T038700
Date05/07/1987
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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