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Lactobacillus MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Lactobacillus
Tree Number(s)
B03.353.750.450.475
B03.510.460.400.410.475.475
B03.510.550.450.475
Unique ID
D007778
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007778
Scope Note
A genus of gram-positive, microaerophilic, rod-shaped bacteria occurring widely in nature. Its species are also part of the many normal flora of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of many mammals, including humans. Lactobacillus species are homofermentative and ferment a broad spectrum of carbohydrates often host-adapted but do not ferment PENTOSES. Most members were previously assigned to the Lactobacillus delbrueckii group. Pathogenicity from this genus is rare.
Registry Numbers
txid1578
NLM Classification #
QW 142.5.A8
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2022/04/13
Lactobacillus Preferred
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