Bacterium
ruminococcus
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Cocci; Clostridiales
Definitions related to ruminococcus:
  • A genus of anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Ruminococcaceae.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-positive bacteria in the family Lachnospiraceae that inhabits the RUMEN; LARGE INTESTINE; and CECUM of MAMMALS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Ruminococcus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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