Bacterium
streptococcus intermedius
Subclass of:
Streptococcus milleri Group
Definitions related to streptococcus intermedius:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for arginine deaminase, esculin hydrolysis, hyaluronidase, sialidase, beta galactosidase and beta glucosidase and negative for urease and catalase. It can ferment lactose and trehalose but not arabinose, glycerol, inulin, sorbitol, raffinose or mannitol. S. intermedius is a commensal organism in humans that can be an opportunistic pathogen causing brain and liver abscesses, periodontitis and purulent infections.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-positive bacteria in the STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP. It is commonly found in the oropharynx flora and has a proclivity for abscess formation, most characteristically in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM and LIVER.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus intermedius.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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