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Plesiomonas

Medical Definition: A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in fish and other aquatic animals and in a variety of mammals, including man. Its organisms probably do not belong to the normal intestinal flora of man and can cause diarrhea.
Guide Notes: infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM)
Also Called: Plesiomonas shigelloides
Previously Indexed: Vibrionaceae (1978-1991)

Plesiomonas Medical Definitions and Terms

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