Bacterium
providencia stuartii
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A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, produces acid from galactose, adonitol, inositol, and trehalose. P. stuartii is an opportunistic pathogen found in multiple animal reservoirs, soil, water, and sewage that can cause catheterization related urinary tract infections or diarrhea.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Providencia stuartii.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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