Granulicatella elegans

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultative anaerobic, gram-positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is non-motile, non-spore forming and catalase and oxidase negative. G. elegans is commensal, being found in normal human oral flora, but may be associated with infective endocarditis.

**Synonyms:** - Abiotrophia elegans - Abiotrophia elegans - GRANULICATELLA ELEGANS