Bacterium
pseudoflavonifractor capillosus
Definitions related to pseudoflavonifractor capillosus:
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(bacteroides capillosus) Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides capillosus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(bacteroides capillosus) A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole negative, does not ferment carbohydrates, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes esculin, but not starch. B. capillosus is commensal and part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora, but may become pathogenic in other body regions.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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