Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

A genus of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria and the family Xanthomonadaceae.

Narrowing or stricture of a vessel, duct or canal.

A substance that causes blood stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) to change into different types of blood…

A structure that contains relatively large amounts of hardened xylem tissue in its core.

Cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods in culture and to give rise to specialized cells.

A method of replacing immature blood-forming cells in the bone marrow that have been destroyed by drugs, radiation, or disease. Stem cells…