Microbiota MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Microbiota
Tree Number(s): G06.591; G16.500.275.157.049.100.500; N06.230.124.049.100.500
Unique ID: D064307
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D064307
Annotation: coordinate with specific organism, organ or other site with / microbiol if pertinent
Scope Note: The full collection of microbes (bacteria, fungi, virus, etc.) that naturally exist within a particular biological niche such as an organism, soil, a body of water, etc.
Entry Term(s): Human Microbiome; Microbial Community; Microbial Community Composition; Microbial Community Structure; Microbiome; Microbiome, Human
See Also: Metagenome
Public MeSH Note: 2014; see METAGENOME 2009-2013; see MICROBIOME 2008-2009
History Note: 2014; use METAGENOME 2008-2013
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/02/28

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Microbiological Phenomena [G06]

Biological Phenomena [G16]
- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
  - Environment [G16.500.275]
    - Ecosystem [G16.500.275.157]
      - Biodiversity [G16.500.275.157.049]
        
        Biota [G16.500.275.157.049.100]
        
        Microbiota [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500]
        
        Gastrointestinal Microbiome [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.375]
        
        Microbial Consortia [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.750]
        
        Mycobiome [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.875]
        
        Periphyton [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.937]
        
        Skin Microbiome [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.953]
        
        Virome [G16.500.275.157.049.100.500.968]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Environment [N06.230]
  - Ecosystem [N06.230.124]
    - Biodiversity [N06.230.124.049]
      - Biota [N06.230.124.049.100]
        
        Microbiota [N06.230.124.049.100.500]
        
        Gastrointestinal Microbiome [N06.230.124.049.100.500.250]
        
        Microbial Consortia [N06.230.124.049.100.500.500]
        
        Mycobiome [N06.230.124.049.100.500.750]
        
        Periphyton [N06.230.124.049.100.500.875]
        
        Skin Microbiome [N06.230.124.049.100.500.906]
        
        Virome [N06.230.124.049.100.500.937]

Microbiota Preferred

Microbiome Related

Human Microbiome Narrower

Microbial Community Structure Related

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