Quercus

"Quercus" 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.

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A plant genus of the family FAGACEAE that is a source of TANNINS. Do not confuse with Holly (ILEX).

Descriptor ID	D029963
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.300.500
Concept/Terms	Quercus Quercus Quercus infectoria Quercus infectoria Quercus ilex Quercus ilex Quercus suber Quercus suber Cork Oak Tree Cork Oak Trees Oak Tree, Cork Oak Trees, Cork Tree, Cork Oak Trees, Cork Oak Holly Oak Holly Oak Holly Oaks Oak, Holly Oaks, Holly Oak Tree Oak Tree Oak Trees Tree, Oak Trees, Oak

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

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Rosanae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859]
Fagales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750]
Fagaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.300]
Quercus [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.300.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2005	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1
2020	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2
2026	2	0	2

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Cambon MC, Thomas G, Caulfield J, Crampton M, Reed K, Doonan JM, Hussain U, Denman S, Vuts J, McDonald JE. Chemical cues from Agrilus biguttatus beetle larvae trigger proliferation and putative virulence gene expression of the tree pathogen Brenneria goodwinii. J Appl Microbiol. 2026 Apr 02; 137(4).

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Hussain U, Cambon MC, Crampton B, Subramaniam S, Kajamuhan A, Ordo?ez A, Downie J, Finch J, Beckmann M, Brown N, Elison A, Brady C, Vanguelova E, Denman S, McDonald JE. Microbial communities in semi-mature oak trees are resilient to drought, nutrient limitation, and pathogen challenge. Cell Host Microbe. 2026 Feb 11; 34(2):344-358.e5.

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Thomas GA, Caulfield JC, Songara P, Richardson M, Crampton B, Crampton M, Sarria A, Brady C, Apangu GP, Powers SJ, Hughes D, Brown N, Imrei Z, Withall DM, Birkett MA, McDonald JE, Denman S, Vuts J. The role of volatile cues in mediating tree host-bacteria-insect interactions in acute oak decline. Curr Biol. 2025 Dec 01; 35(23):5831-5839.e7.

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Foyer CH, Gardner A, Hayward SAL, Sanchez-Lucas R, Luna E, McDonald JE, Rumeau M, Hart K, Norby RJ, Mayoral C, Gauci V, Smith A, Hartley IP, Crowley LM, Sadler JP, Ullah S, MacKenzie AR. Responses of an Old Deciduous Forest Ecosystem to Elevated CO2. Glob Chang Biol. 2025 07; 31(7):e70355.

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Doonan JM, Broberg M, Denman S, McDonald JE. Host-microbiota-insect interactions drive emergent virulence in a complex tree disease. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 08 26; 287(1933):20200956.

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Pettifor BJ, Doonan J, Denman S, McDonald JE. Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, associated with acute oak decline, in rainwater and forest soil. Syst Appl Microbiol. 2020 Mar; 43(2):126052.

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Doonan J, Denman S, Pachebat JA, McDonald JE. Genomic analysis of bacteria in the Acute Oak Decline pathobiome. Microb Genom. 2019 01; 5(1).

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Broberg M, Doonan J, Mundt F, Denman S, McDonald JE. Integrated multi-omic analysis of host-microbiota interactions in acute oak decline. Microbiome. 2018 01 30; 6(1):21.

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Denman S, Doonan J, Ransom-Jones E, Broberg M, Plummer S, Kirk S, Scarlett K, Griffiths AR, Kaczmarek M, Forster J, Peace A, Golyshin PN, Hassard F, Brown N, Kenny JG, McDonald JE. Microbiome and infectivity studies reveal complex polyspecies tree disease in Acute Oak Decline. ISME J. 2018 02; 12(2):386-399.

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Kaczmarek M, Mullett MS, McDonald JE, Denman S. Multilocus sequence typing provides insights into the population structure and evolutionary potential of Brenneria goodwinii, associated with acute oak decline. PLoS One. 2017; 12(6):e0178390.

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