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Lactobacillus

"Lactobacillus" 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-positive, microaerophilic, rod-shaped bacteria occurring widely in nature. Its species are also part of the many normal flora of the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of many mammals, including humans. Pathogenicity from this genus is rare.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lactobacillus" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lactobacillus" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 14 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2000 and 2005 and 2018
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