Bacterium
erysipelothrix
[ er-uh-sip-uh-loh-thriks, eer-uh- ]
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular; Firmicutes
Definitions related to erysipelothrix:
  • A genus of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Erysipelotrichaceae.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that has a tendency to form long filaments. Its organisms are widely distributed in nature and are found in MAMMALS; BIRDS; and FISHES. Erysipelothrix may appear gram-negative because they decolorize easily.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Erysipelothrix genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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