Bacterium
neisseria lactamica
Subclass of:
Neisseria
Definitions related to neisseria lactamica:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, diplococci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is catalase and oxidase positive, nonmotile, colistin-resistant, grows on chocolate agar in high humidity, and is characterized by its ability to produce acid from glucose, maltose, and lactose, as well as by its ability to produce beta-galactosidase. N. lactamica is commensal in the human nasopharynx, commonly isolated from children, and is rarely pathogenic.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic BACTERIA commonly found in the NASOPHARYNX of infants and children, but rarely pathogenic. It is the only species to produce acid from LACTOSE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria lactamica.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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