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Actinomyces meyerii
Definition 1
A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This bacteria is catalase negative, not beta hemolytic and does not hydrolyze esculin. A. meyerii is a causative agent of actinomycosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinomyces meyerii. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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