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MeSH Heading: Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Tree Number(s): B03.353.625.766.500; B03.440.425.410.413.500
Unique ID: D000070037
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000070037
Scope Note: A species of FAECALIBACTERIUM, previously classified in the FUSOBACTERIUM genus, that is a major constituent of the GUT MICROBIOTA in healthy humans. It has anti-inflammatory activity and reduced numbers of this species occur in patients with INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES such as CROHN DISEASE.
Entry Term(s): Fusobacterium prausnitzii
Registry Numbers: txid853
Previous Indexing: Gram-Positive Bacteria (2002-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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)

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii MeSH Descriptor Data 2025