Bacterium
prevotella intermedia
Subclass of:
Prevotella
Definitions related to prevotella intermedia:
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A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the BACTEROIDES genus. This bacterium is a common commensal in the gingival crevice and is often isolated from cases of gingivitis and other purulent lesions related to the mouth.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, pigmented, sucrose and indole positive, but xylose, arabinose, cellobiose, rhamnose, salicin, lactose, esculin hydrolysis, beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase, beta-glucosidase and glycine aminopeptidase negative. P. intermedia is found in gingival crevices where it can cause gingivitis, chronic periodontitis, and other infections of the oral cavity, but is also associated with abscesses and a variety of systemic infections.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Prevotella intermedia.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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