Preferred Label : Prevotella loescheii;
NCIt definition : A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to
the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, pigmented,
fluorescent under UV (360 nm) light, cellobiose, sucrose, lactose, beta-N-acetyl-glucosaminidase,
and alpha-fucosidase positive, but xylose, arabinose, rhamnose, salicin, and glycine
aminopeptidase negative. P. loescheii is part of the normal human oral, colonic and
vaginal flora, but has been associated with chronic sinusitis, brain abscesses, subdural
empyema, septic arthritis, and oral cavity infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Prevotella loescheii.;
Taxon ID : 840;
Origin ID : C86672;
UMLS CUI : C0314954;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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