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Proteobacteria MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Proteobacteria
Tree Number(s)
B03.660
Unique ID
D020560
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020560
Scope Note
A phylum of bacteria consisting of the purple bacteria and their relatives which form a branch of the eubacterial tree. This group of predominantly gram-negative bacteria is classified based on homology of equivalent nucleotide sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA or by hybridization of ribosomal RNA or DNA with 16S and 23S ribosomal RNA.
Entry Version
PROTEOBACT
Entry Term(s)
Bacteria, Purple
Purple Bacteria
Registry Numbers
txid1224
NLM Classification #
QW 150
Public MeSH Note
2000
History Note
2000
Date Established
2000/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/11/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Proteobacteria Preferred
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