Bacterium
megasphaera
Subclass of:
Gram-Negative Anaerobic Cocci
Definitions related to megasphaera:
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A genus of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Firmicutes and the family Veillonellaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A genus of gram-negative bacteria in the family ACIDAMINOCOCCACEAE, found in the RUMEN of SHEEP and CATTLE, and also in humans.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Megasphaera genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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