Bacterium
atopobium rimae
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A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod or elliptical shaped bacteria arranged in single element, pairs or chains, in the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, negative for indole production and nitrate reduction, ferments glucose to yield lactic acid, acetic acid and formic acid, and does not produce gas from glucose fermentation. A. rimae is found in the normal gingival flora but can cause odontogenic infection, chronic periodontitis and bacteremia in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Atopobium rimae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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