Bacterium
kingella kingae
Subclass of:
Kingella (bacterial genus)
Definitions related to kingella kingae (organism):
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(kingella kingae) Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Kingella kingae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(kingella kingae) A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, oxidase positive, catalase negative, beta hemolytic, and ferments maltose. K. kingae is part of the upper respiratory commensal flora but may become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(kingella kingae) A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria which is distinguished from other members of the genus KINGELLA by its beta hemolysis. It occurs normally in human mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, but can cause septic arthritis and endocarditis. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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