Bacterium
veillonella parvula
Definitions related to veillonella parvula:
  • A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is catalase negative and does not require putrescine or cadaverine for growth. V. parvula is commensal, residing in the mouth, or the intestinal or respiratory tracts and is rarely pathogenic.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Veillonella parvula.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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