Bacterium
acinetobacter parvus
Definitions related to acinetobacter parvus:
  • A species of Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, oxidase-negative, non-fermentative, non-motile coccobacilli, in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is glucose-non-acidifying, non-proteolytic, and is unable to oxidize D-glucose, to hydrolyze gelatin and to utilize DL-lactate, DL-4-aminobutyrate, citrate, azelate, beta-alanine and L-histidine. A. parvus is an opportunistic pathogen associated with nosocomial infections and may cause bacteremia or septicemia in humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Acinetobacter parvus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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