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Bacteroides

"Bacteroides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital cavities of humans, animals, and insects. Some species may be pathogenic.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Bacteroides" by people in this website by year, and whether "Bacteroides" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 31 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2016
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