Bacterium
gordonia sputi
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A species of aerobic, Gram positive, coryneform bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is catalase positive, slightly acid fast, nonmotile and metabolizes D arabitol, succinate and caprate. G. sputi is an opportunistic pathogen, causing endocarditis and bacteremia in surgical and catheterized patients.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Gordonia sputi.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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