Streptococcus agalactiae

Preferred Label : Streptococcus agalactiae;

NCIt related terms : beta hemolytic streptococcus group B; STREPT. GP B(AGALACT);

NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for beta hemolysis, CAMP test, Lancefield group B and arginine deamination and negative for esculin hydrolysis, pyrrolidonylarylamidase and catalase. It can ferment trehalose and ribose but not mannitol or sorbitol. S. agalactiae is a commensal organism of the human gastrointestinal and female genital tracts and is a pathogen is humans causing opportunistic infections and neonatal sepsis.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus agalactiae.; NCI-GLOSS: A type of bacterium often found in the vagina. It can cause systemic infections in people with suppressed immune systems.;

Taxon ID : 1311;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000044327;

Details

Origin ID

C86780;

UMLS CUI

C0579233;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Streptococcus agalactiae [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Streptococcus agalactiae [NCBI Taxonomy bacteria]
- Streptococcus agalactiae [LOINC component]
- Streptococcus agalactiae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- streptococcus agalactiae [MeSH Descriptor]
- streptococcus agalactiae [MeSH concept]
- streptococcus agalactiae [SNOMED Notion]
- streptococcus, group b [SNOMED Notion]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Streptococcus, group B [ICD-11 Extension code]
Semantic type(s)
- Bacterium [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Streptococcus agalactiae [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Streptococcus agalactiae [NCBI Taxonomy bacteria]
- Streptococcus agalactiae [LOINC component]
- Streptococcus agalactiae (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- streptococcus agalactiae [MeSH concept]
- streptococcus agalactiae [SNOMED Notion]
- streptococcus agalactiae [MeSH Descriptor]
- streptococcus, group b [SNOMED Notion]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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