Bacterium
bacteroides caccae
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A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase negative, resistant to penicillin, hydrolyzes esculin, indole negative and does not produce hydrogen sulfide. B. caccae is commensal and part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora, but may become pathogenic in other body regions.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides caccae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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