Bacterium
streptococcus salivarius
Subclass of:
Streptococcus
Definitions related to streptococcus salivarius:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is alpha hemolytic, hydrolyzes esculin and is negative for arginine deaminase, and catalase. It can ferment inulin, salicin, and raffinose but not mannitol, or sorbitol. S. salivarius is found in the normal flora of the mouth and respiratory tract and is rarely a human pathogen causing opportunistic infections.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of Streptococcus that occurs in the human oral cavity and upper respiratory tract. It is a constituent of DENTAL PLAQUE and some strains may be pathogenic if they enter the bloodstream. However, other strains such as Streptococcus salivarius K12 produce BACTERIOCINS and are used as PROBIOTICS.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 salivarius.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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