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MeSH Heading: Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
Tree Number(s): B03.440.425.410
Unique ID: D016965
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016965
Annotation: avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note: A group of anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the Gram-staining method.
Entry Version: GRAM NEG ANAEROBIC RODS
Entry Term(s): Gram Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
Previous Indexing: Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria (1992-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98; use explode 1992-97
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/08/23
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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)

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