Bacterium
rothia dentocariosa
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A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species cannot oxidize glucose or hydrolyze starch but is able to degrade gelatin and reduce nitrite. R. dentocariosa is a part of the normal flora of the mouth, nose and throat and can cause subacute infective endocarditis with extracardiac complications in immunocompromised patients.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Rothia dentocariosa.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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