Preferred Label : Neisseria weaverii;
NCIt synonyms : CDC Group M-5; Neisseria weaveri;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is nonmotile, catalase and oxidase positive, non-pigmented, alpha-hemolytic
only on sheep's blood agar, does not utilize carbohydrates, reduces nitrite, but not
nitrate, does not synthesize polysaccharides, and does not require salts to grow.
N. weaverii is commensal in dogs, but is often found in human wounds resulting from
dog bites.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Neisseria weaverii.;
Taxon ID : 28091;
Origin ID : C86610;
UMLS CUI : C0445686;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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