Organisms

Kingella

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms are part of the normal flora of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. Some species are pathogenic for man.

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Abstract

A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms are part of the normal flora of the mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract. Some species are pathogenic for man.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

bacterium of upper resp mucous membranes; infection: coord IM with NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS (IM)

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Previous Indexing

  • Moraxella (1969-1988)
  • Neisseriaceae (1983-1993)

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  1. B03w.440w.400.425.550w.400
  2. B03w.660w.075w.525w.410

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Kingella. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017881. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017881
  2. Kingella. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10314407