Bacterium
staphylococcus intermedius
Subclass of:
Genus staphylococcus
Definitions related to staphylococcus intermedius:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for coagulase, alkaline phosphatase, catalase and urease and negative for oxidase. It can ferment glucose, fructose, sucrose, mannose, trehalose, and glycerol but not arabinose, maltose, or xylose. S. intermedius is commensal of oral, nasal, and skin flora of dogs and other animals and is an opportunistic pathogen in both animals and humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-positive bacteria in the family STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE. It is a zoonotic organism and common commensal in dogs, but can cause disease in dogs and other animals. It also can be associated with human disease.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Staphylococcus intermedius.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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