Bacterium
shewanella algae
Definitions related to shewanella algae:
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A species of Gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Shewanellaceae. This species is motile with a single polar flagellum. S. algae is found in warm marine environments throughout the world and is known to cause peritonitis, obstructive pneumonia, ear infections, bacteremia, and infections of skin, soft tissue, bone, and joints.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Shewanella algae.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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