Bacterium
streptococcus bovis
Subclass of:
Streptococcus
Definitions related to streptococcus bovis:
  • A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for arginine deamination and negative for catalase, oxidase, hemolysis, growth in 6.5% NaCl and urease. It can ferment raffinose but not arabinose, mannitol, lactose or glycerol. S. bovis is found in the alimentary tract of ruminants and is a human pathogen that can cause bacteremia, sepsis or endocarditis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commonly found in the alimentary tract of cows, sheep, and other ruminants. It occasionally is encountered in cases of human endocarditis. This species is nonhemolytic.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus bovis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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