Bacterium
helicobacter fennelliae
Definitions related to helicobacter fennelliae:
  • A species of microaerophilic, Gram negative, helical rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile by a single polar flagellum, catalase positive, and hydrolyzes indoxyl acetate and arylsulfatase but not hippurate. H. fennelliae is part of the normal flora of human and animal intestines and is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Helicobacter fennelliae.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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