Porphyromonas
"Porphyromonas" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, nonsporeforming, nonmotile rods or coccobacilli. Organisms in this genus had originally been classified as members of the BACTEROIDES genus but overwhelming biochemical and chemical findings indicated the need to separate them from other Bacteroides species, and hence, this new genus was created.
| Descriptor ID |
D017861
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.140.094.625 B03.440.425.410.194.625
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Porphyromonas" by people in Profiles.
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Balamurugan R, George G, Kabeerdoss J, Hepsiba J, Chandragunasekaran AM, Ramakrishna BS. Quantitative differences in intestinal Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in obese Indian children. Br J Nutr. 2010 Feb; 103(3):335-8.
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Norris JM, Love DN. Serum antibody responses of cats to soluble whole cell antigens and isolated fimbriae of feline Porphyromonas salivosa (macacae) and associations with periodontal disease. Vet Microbiol. 2001 Apr 02; 79(3):225-37.
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Norris JM, Love DN. Associations amongst three feline Porphyromonas species from the gingival margin of cats during periodontal health and disease. Vet Microbiol. 1999 Mar 12; 65(3):195-207.