Ectothiorhodospira

"Ectothiorhodospira" 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 vibrioid or rod-shaped cells which are motile by polar flagella. Internal photosynthetic membranes are present as lamellar stacks and contain bacteriochlorophyll a or b and carotenoids. Growth occurs photoautotrophically under anaerobic conditions. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

Descriptor ID

D020587

MeSH Number(s)

B03.440.425.410.405.500

B03.660.250.145.500

Concept/Terms

Ectothiorhodospira

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

Organisms [B]
Bacteria [B03]
Gram-Negative Bacteria [B03.440]
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria [B03.440.425]
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods [B03.440.425.410]
Ectothiorhodospiraceae [B03.440.425.410.405]
Ectothiorhodospira [B03.440.425.410.405.500]
Proteobacteria [B03.660]
Gammaproteobacteria [B03.660.250]
Ectothiorhodospiraceae [B03.660.250.145]
Ectothiorhodospira [B03.660.250.145.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Ectothiorhodospira".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Ectothiorhodospira".

Ectothiorhodospira
Ectothiorhodospira shaposhnikovii

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