"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,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D000068536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firmicutes" by people in Profiles.
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Mapping the T cell repertoire to a complex gut bacterial community. Nature. 2023 Sep; 621(7977):162-170.
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Distinct Energy-Coupling Factor Transporter Subunits Enable Flavin Acquisition and Extracytosolic Trafficking for Extracellular Electron Transfer in Listeria monocytogenes. mBio. 2023 02 28; 14(1):e0308522.
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Identification of Clostridium innocuum hypothetical protein that is cross-reactive with C. difficile anti-toxin antibodies. Anaerobe. 2022 Jun; 75:102555.
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Host-Microbiota Interactions in the Esophagus During Homeostasis and Allergic Inflammation. Gastroenterology. 2022 02; 162(2):521-534.e8.
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Clostridium innocuum: Microbiological and clinical characteristics of a potential emerging pathogen. Anaerobe. 2021 Oct; 71:102418.
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Gut microbiome heritability is nearly universal but environmentally contingent. Science. 2021 07 09; 373(6551):181-186.
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B cell superantigens in the human intestinal microbiota. Sci Transl Med. 2019 08 28; 11(507).
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A flavin-based extracellular electron transfer mechanism in diverse Gram-positive bacteria. Nature. 2018 10; 562(7725):140-144.
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Restructuring of the Gut Microbiome by Intermittent Fasting Prevents Retinopathy and Prolongs Survival in db/db Mice. Diabetes. 2018 09; 67(9):1867-1879.
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tRNA Misacylation with Methionine in the Mouse Gut Microbiome in Situ. Microb Ecol. 2017 07; 74(1):10-14.