Bacterium
porphyromonas endodontalis
Subclass of:
Porphyromonas
Definitions related to porphyromonas endodontalis:
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A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus PORPHYROMONAS, family Porphyromonadaceae. It is a key pathogen in endodontic infections.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole positive, alpha-fucosidase, trypsin, and catalase negative, liquefies gelatin, produces hydrogen sulfide, utilizes trypticase, proteose, and peptone as energy sources, nonfermenting, pigmented, and does not reduce nitrate or hydrolyze starch or esculin. P. endodontalis is associated with periodontal disease.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Porphyromonas endodontalis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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