Bacterium
porphyromonas
Subclass of:
Bacteroidaceae
Definitions related to porphyromonas:
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A genus of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes and the family Porphyromonadaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, nonsporeforming, nonmotile rods or coccobacilli. Organisms in this genus had originally been classified as members of the BACTEROIDES genus but overwhelming biochemical and chemical findings indicated the need to separate them from other Bacteroides species, and hence, this new genus was created.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Porphyromonas genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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