Preferred Label : Actinomyces viscosus;
NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Actinobacteria. This bacteria is catalase positive, non acid fast, urease and gelatinase
negative, ferments lactose and hydrolyzes esculin. A. viscosus is a commensal organism
of the human oral cavity.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinomyces viscosus.;
Taxon ID : 1656;
Origin ID : C86115;
UMLS CUI : C0085439;
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