Bacterium
lactobacillus salivarius
Effect:
Unknown Physiological Effect
May Treat:
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
More Information:
Definitions related to lactobacillus salivarius:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, non spore forming, nitrate negative and does not hydrolyze esculin or hippurate. L. salivarius is a commensal organism of the oral cavity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of Lactobacillus that occurs in the human GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and ORAL MUCOSA. It produces BACTERIOCINS and is used as a PROBIOTIC.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Lactobacillus salivarius.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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