Firmicutes

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.

Year introduced: 2016

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Tree Number(s): B03.353

MeSH Unique ID: D000068536

Registry Number: txid1239

Previous Indexing:

• Gram-Positive Bacteria (2004-2015)

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Bacteria
Firmicutes
Acidaminococcus
Bacillales
Alicyclobacillus
Bacillaceae +
Brevibacillus
Brochothrix
Gemella
Listeria +
Paenibacillus +
Pasteuria
Planococcaceae +
Staphylococcaceae +
Thermoactinomyces
Caldicellulosiruptor
Clostridiales
Butyrivibrio +
Clostridiaceae +
Clostridioides +
Eubacterium
Faecalibacterium +
Neglecta
Peptococcaceae +
Peptostreptococcus
Ruminococcus
Erysipelothrix
Lactobacillales
Aerococcaceae +
Carnobacteriaceae +
Enterococcaceae +
Lactobacillaceae +
Leuconostocaceae +
Streptococcaceae +
Moorella
Thermoanaerobacter
Thermoanaerobacterium
Veillonellaceae