Bacterium
helcococcus kunzii
Definitions related to helcococcus kunzii:
  • A species of Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is catalase negative, nonsporulating, and ferments lactose, maltose, starch, glucose and trehalose. H. kunzii is a nonvirulent member of the skin flora, but may become an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients and has been isolated from wounds and breast masses.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Helcococcus kunzii.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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