Granulicatella adiacens

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod or cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, non spore forming, catalase and oxidase negative, and produces pyrrolidonyl arylamidase. G. adiancens is a pathogen which can be isolated from the throat, blood or urine and most commonly causes endocarditis.

**Synonyms:** - Abiotrophia adjacens - Abiotrophia adjacens - GRANULICATELLA ADIACENS - Streptococcus adjacens - Streptococcus adjacens