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Deltaproteobacteria MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Deltaproteobacteria
Tree Number(s)
B03.660.125
Unique ID
D020564
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020564
Scope Note
A group of PROTEOBACTERIA represented by morphologically diverse, anaerobic sulfidogens. Some members of this group are considered bacterial predators, having bacteriolytic properties.
Entry Version
DELTAPROTEOBACT
Entry Term(s)
Proteobacteria delta
delta Proteobacteria
Registry Numbers
txid28221
Previous Indexing
Gram-negative Anaerobic Bacteria (1995-1999)
Public MeSH Note
2004; see delta Proteobacteria 2000-2003
History Note
2004 (2000)
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Deltaproteobacteria Preferred
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