"Feces" 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.
Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D005243
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.459
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2015 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 2016 | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2017 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2020 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2021 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Feces" by people in Profiles.
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Distinct trajectories of urbanization shape the human gut microbiome across South Asia. Gut Microbes. 2026 Dec 31; 18(1):2700042.
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Gut microbiome in pediatric acute pancreatitis and Crohn's disease versus irritable bowel syndrome and healthy controls. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2026 Oct; 83(4):728-736.
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Intracellular acidification by microbiota-derived valeric acid facilitates trans-kingdom ecology limiting Candida parapsilosis colonization. Cell Host Microbe. 2026 Jul 08; 34(7):1320-1332.e6.
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High-throughput analyses of Phocaeicola vulgatus reveal fitness determinants for gut colonization and during colitis. Gut Microbes. 2026 Dec 31; 18(1):2661410.
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Pre-Crohn's Disease Stool From Discordant Siblings Promotes the Development of Colitis in Germ-Free Mice. Gastroenterology. 2026 Sep; 171(3):489-503.
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Bacterial fecal microbiome composition associated with HIV stage among rural and peri-urban adults living with HIV in Uganda. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 10; 26(1).
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Co-speciation and host-switching drives diversity of picornaviruses and sapoviruses in Malagasy fruit bats. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 23; 16(1):6583.
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Identification of antimicrobial peptides from ancient gut microbiomes. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 14; 17(1):1788.
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Fecal butyrate and deoxycholic acid quantitation for rapid assessment of the gut microbiome. PLoS One. 2026; 21(1):e0337727.
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Latent trait-like component identified for bottlenose dolphin fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2026 02; 377:114873.