Bacterium
hafnia alvei
Subclass of:
Hafnia
Definitions related to hafnia alvei:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase negative, and ferments glucose, mannitol, and arabinose. H. alvei is found in water, soil and foods, is part of the gastrointestinal flora and is rarely pathogenic owing to the expression of few virulence factors.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Hafnia alvei.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The type species for the genus HAFNIA. It is distinguished from other biochemically similar bacteria by its lack of acid production on media containing sucrose. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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