"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.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D001439
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.140.094.152 B03.440.425.410.194.152
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacteroides" by people in Profiles.
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Distant relatives of a eukaryotic cell-specific toxin family evolved a complement-like mechanism to kill bacteria. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 12; 15(1):5028.
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A novel conjugative transposon carrying an autonomously amplified plasmid. mBio. 2024 Feb 14; 15(2):e0278723.
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Horizontal gene transfer of a cfiA element between two different Bacteroides species within a clinical specimen. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Apr; 30(4):554-555.
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A proteolytically activated antimicrobial toxin encoded on a mobile plasmid of Bacteroidales induces a protective response. Nat Commun. 2022 07 23; 13(1):4258.
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A Combination of Structural, Genetic, Phenotypic and Enzymatic Analyses Reveals the Importance of a Predicted Fucosyltransferase to Protein O-Glycosylation in the Bacteroidetes. Biomolecules. 2021 11 30; 11(12).
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Evaluating microbiome-directed fibre snacks in gnotobiotic mice and humans. Nature. 2021 07; 595(7865):91-95.
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Early-Life Microbial Restitution Reduces Colitis Risk Promoted by Antibiotic-Induced Gut Dysbiosis in Interleukin 10-/- Mice. Gastroenterology. 2021 09; 161(3):940-952.e15.
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Mobile Type VI secretion system loci of the gut Bacteroidales display extensive intra-ecosystem transfer, multi-species spread and geographical clustering. PLoS Genet. 2021 04; 17(4):e1009541.
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Nanaerobic growth enables direct visualization of dynamic cellular processes in human gut symbionts. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 09 29; 117(39):24484-24493.
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Utilizing Ribose Compounds: How Bacteroides PUL It Off. Cell Host Microbe. 2020 01 08; 27(1):6-8.