Preferred Label : porphyromonas;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS (IM);
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphyromonas;
UNII : txid836;
Origin ID : D017861;
UMLS CUI : C0206347;
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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.