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MeSH Heading: Bacillaceae
Tree Number(s): B03.300.390.400.158; B03.353.500.100; B03.510.100.100; B03.510.415.400.158; B03.510.460.410.158
Unique ID: D001406
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001406
Annotation: pathogenic & non-pathogenic
Scope Note: A family of bacteria which produce endospores. They are mostly saprophytes from soil, but a few are insect or animal parasites or pathogens.
Registry Numbers: txid186817
NLM Classification #: QW 127.5.B2
Previous Indexing: Bacteria (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Introduced: 1975/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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)

Bacillaceae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026