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Firmicutes

"Firmicutes" 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 phylum of predominantly GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA that includes the orders Bacillales and Clostridiales. Firmicutes and BACTEROIDETES are the two bacterial phyla that constitute the majority of the human gut MICROBIOTA.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Firmicutes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Firmicutes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 14 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2015 and 2021
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