Preferred Label : Staphylococcus saprophyticus;
NCIt synonyms : Micrococcus Subgroup 3;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for catalase and urease and negative for
coagulase, oxidase, and alkaline phosphatase. It can metabolize glucose, maltose,
sucrose, turanose, mannitol, glycerol, fructose, lactose, trehalose and xylitol but
not mannose, rhamnose, xylose, arabinose, ribose or cellobiose. S. saprophyticus is
a commensal organism in humans and is a pathogen that causes urinary tract infections
in women.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Staphylococcus saprophyticus.;
Taxon ID : 29385;
Origin ID : C86770;
UMLS CUI : C0318112;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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