Beggiatoa
"Beggiatoa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of colorless, filamentous bacteria in the family THIOTRICHACEAE whose cells contain inclusions of sulfur granules. When found in decaying seaweed beds and polluted water, its presence signals environmental degradation.
| Descriptor ID |
D053524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.400.645.100 B03.660.250.770.100
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