Bacterium
veillonella
Subclass of:
Veillonellaceae
Definitions related to veillonella:
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A genus of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Veillonellaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic cocci parasitic in the mouth and in the intestinal and respiratory tracts of man and other animals.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Veillonella genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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