Preferred Label : Campylobacter upsaliensis;
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 or bipolar
flagellum, non-spore forming, oxidase positive, catalase negative, reduces nitrate,
but not nitrite, and does not hydrolyze hippurate nor produce hydrogen sulfide. C.
upsaliensis is a pathogen associated with gastroenteritis, acute watery diarrhea,
septicemia, abscesses, inflammatory bowel disease, periodontitis and bacteremia in
normal hosts and in those with opportunistic infections in immunocompromised individuals
or HIV infected patients.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Campylobacter upsaliensis.;
Taxon ID : 28080;
Origin ID : C86238;
UMLS CUI : C0445860;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
