Organisms

Streptobacillus

A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that require SERUM; ASCITIC FLUID; or BLOOD for growth. Its organisms inhabit the THROAT; and NASOPHARYNX of wild and laboratory rats and cause one form of RAT-BITE FEVER in man.

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A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that require SERUM; ASCITIC FLUID; or BLOOD for growth. Its organisms inhabit the THROAT; and NASOPHARYNX of wild and laboratory rats and cause one form of RAT-BITE FEVER in man.

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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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infection: coord IM with FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS (IM) or RAT-BITE FEVER (IM) (see MeSH definition)

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  1. B03w.370.700w
  2. B03w.440w.450.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Streptobacillus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013288. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013288
  2. Streptobacillus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streptobacillus
  3. Streptobacillus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3798005