Sphaerotilus

"Sphaerotilus" 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.

MeSH information

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A genus of gram-negative, sheathed, rod-shaped bacteria in the family COMAMONADACEAE. They are closely related to LEPTOTHRIX.

Descriptor ID	D042744
MeSH Number(s)	B03.440.400.425.293.750 B03.660.075.090.766.750
Concept/Terms	Sphaerotilus Sphaerotilus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sphaerotilus".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria [B03.440.400]
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci [B03.440.400.425]
Comamonadaceae [B03.440.400.425.293]
Sphaerotilus [B03.440.400.425.293.750]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Betaproteobacteria [B03.660.075]
Burkholderiales [B03.660.075.090]
Comamonadaceae [B03.660.075.090.766]
Sphaerotilus [B03.660.075.090.766.750]

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