Bacterium
empedobacter brevis
Definitions related to empedobacter brevis:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod or cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is resistant to colistin, hydrolyzes gelatin, does not hydrolyze esculin, urease negative and produces acid from glucose and maltose. E. brevis is involved in nosocomial infections, being a causative agent of meningitis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Empedobacter brevis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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