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Desulfurococcaceae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Desulfurococcaceae
Tree Number(s)
B02.075.200.500
Unique ID
D019620
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019620
Scope Note
A family of archaea, in the order DESULFUROCOCCALES, consisting of anaerobic cocci which utilize peptides, proteins or carbohydrates facultatively by sulfur respiration or fermentation. There are eight genera: AEROPYRUM, Desulfurococcus, Ignicoccus, Staphylothermus, Stetteria, Sulfophoboccus, Thermodiscus, and Thermosphaera. (From Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2d ed)
Entry Term(s)
Desulfurococcus
Ignicoccus
Staphylothermus
Stetteria
Sulfophobococcus
Thermodiscus
Thermosphaera
Registry Numbers
txid2272
txid2279
txid54249
txid54258
txid52130
txid54253
txid2273
txid53425
Related Numbers
txid2273
txid2279
txid52130
txid53425
txid54249
txid54253
txid54258
Public MeSH Note
1998
History Note
1998
Date Introduced
1998/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Desulfurococcaceae Preferred
Staphylothermus Narrower
Thermodiscus Narrower
Ignicoccus Narrower
Stetteria Narrower
Thermosphaera Narrower
Desulfurococcus Narrower
Sulfophobococcus Narrower
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