Afipia

"Afipia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A genus of gram-negative, oxidase-positive, nonfermentative rods which are motile by means of a single flagellum. Afipia felis and BARTONELLA HENSELAE are causative agents of CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Descriptor ID	D020622
MeSH Number(s)	B03.440.400.425.200.040 B03.660.050.035.040
Concept/Terms	Afipia Afipia Afipia felis Afipia felis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Afipia".

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria [B03.440.400]
Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci [B03.440.400.425]
Bradyrhizobiaceae [B03.440.400.425.200]
Afipia [B03.440.400.425.200.040]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Alphaproteobacteria [B03.660.050]
Bradyrhizobiaceae [B03.660.050.035]
Afipia [B03.660.050.035.040]

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