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Lactococcus lactis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Lactococcus lactis
Tree Number(s)
B03.353.750.737.500.400
B03.510.400.800.500.400
B03.510.550.737.500.400
Unique ID
D013294
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013294
Scope Note
A non-pathogenic species of LACTOCOCCUS found in DAIRY PRODUCTS and responsible for the souring of MILK and the production of LACTIC ACID.
Entry Term(s)
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
Streptococcus lactis
Registry Numbers
txid1358
txid1360
Related Numbers
txid1360
Previous Indexing
Streptococcus (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
92; was STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS 1974-91
Online Note
use LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS to search STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS 1972-91 (as Prov 1972-73)
History Note
92(72); was STREPTOCOCCUS LACTIS 1972-91 (Prov 1972-73)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Lactococcus lactis Preferred
Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Narrower
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