Organisms

Prevotella melaninogenica

A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium has been isolated from the mouth, urine, feces, and infections of the mouth, soft tissue, respiratory tract, urogenital tract, and intestinal tract. It is pathogenic, but usually in association with other kinds of organisms.

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A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium has been isolated from the mouth, urine, feces, and infections of the mouth, soft tissue, respiratory tract, urogenital tract, and intestinal tract. It is pathogenic, but usually in association with other kinds of organisms.

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  • Bacteroides melaninogenicus

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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

infection: coord IM with BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS (IM)

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History Note

95; was BACTEROIDES MELANINOGENICUS 1976-94 (see under BACTEROIDES 1976-90)

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacteroides (1966-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Prevotella melaninogenica. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001443. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001443
  2. Prevotella melaninogenica. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevotella_melaninogenica
  3. Prevotella melaninogenica. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26274602