Bacterium
peptostreptococcus
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Cocci; Clostridiales
Definitions related to peptostreptococcus:
  • A genus of anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Peptostreptococcaceae.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-positive, anaerobic, coccoid bacteria that is part of the normal flora of humans. Its organisms are opportunistic pathogens causing bacteremias and soft tissue infections.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Peptostreptococcus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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