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Porphyromonas gingivalis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Porphyromonas gingivalis
Tree Number(s)
B03.440.080.094.625.515
B03.440.425.410.194.625.515
Unique ID
D016966
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016966
Annotation
infection: coordinate with BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note
A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium produces a cell-bound, oxygen-sensitive collagenase and is isolated from the human mouth.
Entry Term(s)
Bacteroides gingivalis
Registry Numbers
txid837
Previous Indexing
Bacteroides (1981-1991)
Public MeSH Note
94; was BACTEROIDES GINGIVALIS 1992-93
Online Note
use PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS to search BACTEROIDES GINGIVALIS 1992-93
History Note
94; was BACTEROIDES GINGIVALIS 1992-93
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/05/30
Revision Date
2020/08/13
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