Bacterium
megasphaera
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Cocci
Definitions related to megasphaera:
  • A genus of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Veillonellaceae.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the family ACIDAMINOCOCCACEAE, found in the RUMEN of SHEEP and CATTLE, and also in humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Megasphaera genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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