Preferred Label : Streptococcus thermophilus;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is alpha hemolytic, catalase and arginine deaminase
negative, does not grow in 6.5% NaCl and does not hydrolyze esculin. It can ferment
fructose, glucose, lactose, mannose and sucrose but not amygdalin, arabinose, cellobiose,
inulin, maltose, mannitol, salicin, sorbitol, trehalose and xylose. S. thermophilus
is found in milk and milk products, used to manufacture cheese and yogurt and is not
known to be a human pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus thermophilus.;
Taxon ID : 1308;
Origin ID : C86808;
UMLS CUI : C0318180;
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