Firmicutes
"Firmicutes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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