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Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.400.425
Unique ID
D016946
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016946
Annotation
avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM NEG AEROBIC RODS
Scope Note
A group of gram-negative bacteria consisting of rod- and coccus-shaped cells. They are both aerobic (able to grow under an air atmosphere) and microaerophilic (grow better in low concentrations of oxygen) under nitrogen-fixing conditions but, when supplied with a source of fixed nitrogen, they grow as aerobes.
Entry Version
GRAM NEG AEROBIC RODS
Entry Term(s)
Gram Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci
Previous Indexing
Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria (1992-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98
History Note
98; use explode 1992-97
Date Introduced
1998/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci Preferred
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