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Streptobacillus

Medical Definition: 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.
Guide Notes: infection: coord IM with FUSOBACTERACEAE INFECTIONS (IM) or RAT-BITE FEVER (IM) (see MeSH definition)

Streptobacillus Medical Definitions and Terms

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