Preferred Label : Campylobacter fetus;
NCIt related terms : Vibrio fetus;
NCIt definition : A species of microaerophilic, Gram-negative, curved or spiral bacilli assigned to
the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using a single polar flagellum,
oxidase positive, catalase positive, indole negative, reduces nitrates, and does not
produce hydrogen sulfide. C. fetus is an opportunistic microbe that causes bacteremia,
thrombophlebitis, septicemia, and is a suspected pathogen in immunocompromised patients
with gastrointestinal symptoms. In sheep and cattle this bacterium is known to cause
abortions, infertility, enteritis and bovine genital campylobacteriosis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter fetus.;
Taxon ID : 196;
Origin ID : C86233;
UMLS CUI : C0006814;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
