Preferred Label : Neisseria lactamica;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, diplococci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is catalase and oxidase positive, nonmotile, colistin-resistant,
grows on chocolate agar in high humidity, and is characterized by its ability to produce
acid from glucose, maltose, and lactose, as well as by its ability to produce beta-galactosidase.
N. lactamica is commensal in the human nasopharynx, commonly isolated from children,
and is rarely pathogenic.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria lactamica.;
Taxon ID : 486;
Origin ID : C86604;
UMLS CUI : C0317887;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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