Bacterium
gemella morbillorum
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species does not form endospores, is oxidase and catalase negative, and non motile. G. morbillorum may be found in the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, upper respiratory tract and the intestines. It is an opportunistic pathogen and a causative agent of endocarditis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Gemella morbillorum.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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