Organisms

Eikenella corrodens

Gram-negative bacteria isolated from infections of the respiratory and intestinal tracts and from the buccal cavity, intestinal tract, and urogenital tract. They are probably part of the normal flora of man and animals.

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Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria isolated from infections of the respiratory and intestinal tracts and from the buccal cavity, intestinal tract, and urogenital tract. They are probably part of the normal flora of man and animals.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Bacteroides corrodens
  • Ristella corrodens

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

normal bacterium in man & animal but if causing infect, coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)

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History Note

91; BACTEROIDES CORRODENS (with EIKENELLA CORRODENS as see ref to it) was see under BACTEROIDES 1976-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacteroides (1973-1975)
  • Bacteroides corrodens (1976-1990)

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  1. B03w.440w.450.400.275w
  2. B03w.660w.075w.525w.170.100w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eikenella corrodens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016124. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016124
  2. Eikenella corrodens. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikenella_corrodens
  3. Eikenella corrodens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3039103