NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This bacteria is catalase and urease negative, oxidase
variable, does not require X factor and acid is produced from glucose, fructose and
mannose. A. aphrophilus is found in human oral flora, oropharyngeal flora and dental
plaque, and is a cause of infectious endocarditis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Aggregatibacter
aphrophilus.;