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MeSH Heading: Gram-Positive Rods
Tree Number(s): B03.510.460
Unique ID: D016987
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016987
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection: coordinate with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A large group of rod-shaped bacteria that retains the crystal violet stain when treated by Gram's method.
Entry Version: GRAM POS RODS
Entry Term(s): Gram Positive Rods
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
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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