Bacterium
capnocytophaga sputigena
Definitions related to capnocytophaga sputigena:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative, fusiform, filamentous bacilli assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase, oxidase, urease and indole negative, reduces nitrate, hydrolyzes gelatin and does not produce hydrogen sulfide. C. sputigena is a member of the normal gingival flora but can become pathogenic causing sepsis especially in immunocompromised individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Capnocytophaga sputigena.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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