Bacterium
macrococcus caseolyticus
Definitions related to macrococcus caseolyticus:
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A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, large cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, nonhemolytic, produces acid from maltose, beta D fructose and D trehalose, reduces nitrate, produces acetoin, catalase and oxidase positive and urease negative. M. caseolyticus is a nonpathogenic, commensal organism of the skin and is commonly isolated from foods such as meat and cheese.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Macrococcus caseolyticus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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