"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.
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D000068536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firmicutes" by people in Profiles.
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Zhaonella formicivorans gen. nov., sp. nov., an anaerobic formate-utilizing bacterium isolated from Shengli oilfield, and proposal of four novel families and Moorellales ord. nov. in the phylum Firmicutes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 May; 70(5):3361-3373.
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Gudongella oleilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerotorelant bacterium isolated from Shengli oilfield and validation of family Tissierellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 Feb; 70(2):951-957.
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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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Modulations in the offspring gut microbiome are refractory to postnatal synbiotic supplementation among juvenile primates. BMC Microbiol. 2018 04 05; 18(1):28.
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Syntrophomonas wolfei Uses an NADH-Dependent, Ferredoxin-Independent [FeFe]-Hydrogenase To Reoxidize NADH. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2017 10 15; 83(20).
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Increasing dietary nitrate has no effect on cancellous bone loss or fecal microbiome in ovariectomized rats. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2017 05; 61(5).
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Peptoniphilus catoniae sp. nov., isolated from a human faecal sample from a traditional Peruvian coastal community. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2016 May; 66(5):2019-2024.
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Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes. Nat Commun. 2015 Mar 25; 6:6505.
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Ezakiella peruensis gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from human fecal sample from a coastal traditional community in Peru. Anaerobe. 2015 Apr; 32:43-48.