Bacterium
streptococcus sanguis
Subclass of:
Streptococcus Viridans Group
Definitions related to streptococcus sanguis:
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(streptococcus sanguinis) Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus sanguinis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A gram-positive organism found in dental plaque, in blood, on heart valves in subacute endocarditis, and infrequently in saliva and throat specimens. L-forms are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Gram positive organism found in dental plaque, in blood, on heart valves in subacute endocarditis, and infrequently in saliva and throat specimens;. L-forms are associated with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(streptococcus sanguinis) A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is alpha hemolytic, arginine deaminase positive, hydrolysis esculin, and urease and catalase negative. It can ferment inulin and trehalose but not mannitol, sorbitol, or raffinose. S. sanguinis is found in the normal oral flora of humans and is a pathogen that can cause dental caries, and endocarditis after dental injury.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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