Bacterium
aggregatibacter aphrophilus
Subclass of:
Aggregatibacter
Definitions related to aggregatibacter aphrophilus:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This bacteria is catalase and urease negative, oxidase variable, does not require X factor and acid is produced from glucose, fructose and mannose. A. aphrophilus is found in human oral flora, oropharyngeal flora and dental plaque, and is a cause of infectious endocarditis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic spherical or rod-shaped bacteria indigenous to oral cavity and pharynx. It is associated with BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; and MENINGITIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Aggregatibacter aphrophilus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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