Bacterium
stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Subclass of:
Stenotrophomonas
Definitions related to stenotrophomonas maltophilia:
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A species of aerobic, nonfermentative, Gram-negative bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of STENOTROPHOMONAS, formerly called Xanthomonas maltophilia, which reduces nitrate. It is a cause of hospital-acquired ocular and lung infections, especially in those patients with cystic fibrosis and those who are immunosuppressed.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus that is found in various aquatic environments. It is an uncommon pathogen in humans.WebMD, 2019
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