Bacterium
selenomonas sputigena
Definitions related to selenomonas sputigena:
  • A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram negative, crescent shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is esterase positive, able to reduce nitrate and can produce acid from fructose, galactose, glucose, glycerol, lactose, maltose, melibiose, raffinose and sucrose. S. sputigena is found in human gingival spaces and is a cause of periodontal disease.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Selenomonas sputigena.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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