Eikenella corrodens

Eikenella corrodens definition - medical

Ei·ken·el·la cor·ro·dens (īˌkə-nĕlˈə kə-rōˈdənz)

noun
A rod-shaped, gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic bacterium normally in the adult human oral cavity but which may become an opportunistic pathogen, especially in immunocompromised individuals.

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