NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative rod shaped bacteria assigned to
the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase positive,
indole, citrate, and urease negative, does not produce hydrogen sulfide, and ferments
xylose, but not mannitol. E. blattae was isolated from the hind-gut of cockroaches
and is nonpathogenic to humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia blattae.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping