Preferred Label : Clostridium hathewayi;
NCIt definition : A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Firmicutes. This bacteria is spore forming, negative for indole, catalase,
lecithinase and lipase, hydrolyzes esculin and starch, but not gelatin, does not reduce
nitrate, ferments carbohydrate to produce acetate, ethanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen,
and exhibits variable motility. C. hathewayi is a part of the normal human intestinal
microflora, but may also be involved in the development of acute appendicitis and
bacteremia.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium hathewayi.;
Taxon ID : 154046;
Origin ID : C114251;
UMLS CUI : C1482117;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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