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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Bacteroidetes > Bacteroidaceae > Prevotella > Prevotella intermedia
... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods > Bacteroidaceae > Prevotella > Prevotella intermedia

Preferred term

Prevotella intermedia  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Bacteroides intermedius

Note

  • infection: coord IM with BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium is a common commensal in the gingival crevice and is often isolated from cases of gingivitis and other purulent lesions related to the mouth.

History note

  • 95

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018713

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