Mycobacterium smegmatis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Mycobacterium smegmatis
Tree Number(s): B03.510.024.962.500.720.662; B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.662
Unique ID: D020102
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020102
Annotation: infection: coordinate with MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS
Scope Note: A rapid-growing, nonphotochromogenic species of MYCOBACTERIUM originally isolated from human smegma and found also in soil and water. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
Entry Version: MYCOBACT SMEGMATIS
Registry Numbers: txid1772
Previous Indexing: Mycobacterium (1966-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 1999
History Note: 1999
Date Introduced: 1999/01/01
Last Updated: 2024/08/09

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)

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Actinobacteria [B03.510.024]
    - Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.024.962]
      - Mycobacterium [B03.510.024.962.500]
        
        Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.024.962.500.720]
        
        Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.024.962.500.720.050]
        
        Mycobacterium avium Complex [B03.510.024.962.500.720.100]
        
        Mycobacterium chelonae [B03.510.024.962.500.720.225]
        
        Mycobacterium fortuitum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.325]
        
        Mycobacterium kansasii [B03.510.024.962.500.720.400]
        
        Mycobacterium marinum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.500]
        
        Mycobacterium scrofulaceum [B03.510.024.962.500.720.625]
        
        Mycobacterium smegmatis [B03.510.024.962.500.720.662]
        
        Mycobacterium ulcerans [B03.510.024.962.500.720.700]
        
        Mycobacterium xenopi [B03.510.024.962.500.720.950]

Bacteria [B03]
- Gram-Positive Bacteria [B03.510]
  - Gram-Positive Rods [B03.510.460]
    - Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods [B03.510.460.400]
      - Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular [B03.510.460.400.410]
        
        Mycobacteriaceae [B03.510.460.400.410.552]
        
        Mycobacterium [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552]
        
        Nontuberculous Mycobacteria [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720]
        
        Mycobacterium abscessus [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.050]
        
        Mycobacterium avium Complex [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.100]
        
        Mycobacterium chelonae [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.225]
        
        Mycobacterium fortuitum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.325]
        
        Mycobacterium kansasii [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.400]
        
        Mycobacterium marinum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.500]
        
        Mycobacterium scrofulaceum [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.625]
        
        Mycobacterium smegmatis [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.662]
        
        Mycobacterium ulcerans [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.700]
        
        Mycobacterium xenopi [B03.510.460.400.410.552.552.720.950]

Mycobacterium smegmatis Preferred

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