Bacterium
eikenella
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods;
Neisseriaceae
Definitions related to eikenella:
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A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Neisseriaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in the human mouth and intestine. Organisms of this genus can be opportunistic pathogens.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Eikenella genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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