Bacterium
streptococcus milleri
Definitions related to streptococcus milleri:
  • A non taxonomic group of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes and the genus Streptococcus. They produces acetoin, hydrolyze arginine and esculin, ferment trehalose, lactose, salicin and sucrose, expresses Lancefield antigens A, C, F, G, or N and are mixed hemolytic ability. Bacteria in the S. milleri group are pathogenic, causing periodontitis and purulent infections.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus milleri.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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