"Phoca" 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 genus in the family of EARLESS SEALS (Phocidae) and collectively the most abundant PINNIPEDS in the Northern Hemisphere.
| Descriptor ID |
D046049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.700.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Seal, Harbor- Seal, Harbor
- Harbor Seal
- Harbor Seals
- Seals, Harbor
- Phoca vitulina
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phoca" by people in Profiles.
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Streptococcus marimammalium sp. nov., isolated from seals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2005 Jan; 55(Pt 1):271-274.
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Campylobacter insulaenigrae sp. nov., isolated from marine mammals. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2004 Nov; 54(Pt 6):2369-2373.