"Firmicutes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D000068536
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Firmicutes" by people in Profiles.
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Refactoring and Heterologous Expression of Class III Lanthipeptide Biosynthetic Gene Clusters Lead to the Discovery of N,N-Dimethylated Lantibiotics from Firmicutes. ACS Chem Biol. 2023 Mar 17; 18(3):508-517.
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Endogenous murine microbiota member Faecalibaculum rodentium and its human homologue protect from intestinal tumour growth. Nat Microbiol. 2020 03; 5(3):511-524.
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The role of gut microbiota in shaping the relapse-remitting and chronic-progressive forms of multiple sclerosis in mouse models. Sci Rep. 2019 05 06; 9(1):6923.
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CD44 deletion leading to attenuation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis results from alterations in gut microbiome in mice. Eur J Immunol. 2017 07; 47(7):1188-1199.