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Firmicutes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Firmicutes
Tree Number(s)
B03.353
Unique ID
D000068536
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000068536
Scope Note
A phylum of predominantly GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA that includes the orders Bacillales and Clostridiales. Firmicutes and BACTEROIDETES are the two bacterial phyla that constitute the majority of the human gut MICROBIOTA.
Registry Numbers
txid1239
Previous Indexing
Gram-Positive Bacteria (2004-2015)
Public MeSH Note
2016
History Note
2016
Date Established
2016/01/01
Date of Entry
2015/07/07
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Firmicutes Preferred
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