Nutritionally Variant Streptococcus

Preferred Label : Nutritionally Variant Streptococcus;

NCIt related terms : Nutritionally Variant Streptococci; NVS; STREPTOCOCCUS NUTRITIONALLY VARIANT;

NCIt definition : A bacterium that is assigned to the genus Streptococcus that is incapable of supporting its own growth on standard culture plates but can sustain growth using substances released into the medium by the dominant colonies. These Streptococci require L-cysteine for growth. They have been identified as an etiologic agent of endocarditis and other infections.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to a nutritionally variant group in the genus Streptococcus.;

Details

Origin ID

C123554;

UMLS CUI

C0445672;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Genus Abiotrophia (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Genus Granulicatella (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nutritionally variant streptococci (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Bacterium [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nutritionally variant streptococci (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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