Preferred Label : Streptococcus intermedius;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is positive for arginine deaminase, esculin hydrolysis,
hyaluronidase, sialidase, beta galactosidase and beta glucosidase and negative for
urease and catalase. It can ferment lactose and trehalose but not arabinose, glycerol,
inulin, sorbitol, raffinose or mannitol. S. intermedius is a commensal organism in
humans that can be an opportunistic pathogen causing brain and liver abscesses, periodontitis
and purulent infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus intermedius.;
UNII : CX00QO714Z;
Taxon ID : 1338;
Origin ID : C86794;
UMLS CUI : C0318151;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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