NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is catalase negative, leucine aminopeptidase and pyrrolidonylarylamidase
positive, grows in 6.5% NaCl and hydrolyzes esculin. It can ferment salicin, inulin,
trehalose, mannitol, and sorbitol but not raffinose. S. uberis is found in a wide
variety of environments and may cause mastitis in cows, but is not known to be a human
pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Streptococcus uberis.;