Bacterium
streptococcus mitis
Subclass of:
Streptococcus Viridans Group
Definitions related to streptococcus mitis:
  • A mesophilic, alpha-hemolytic species of Streptococcus that is a normal constituent of human mouth flora but that can cause endocarditis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commensal in the respiratory tract.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus mitis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria commensal in the respiratory tract.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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