NCIt related terms : Corynebacterium pyogenes; Actinomyces pyogenes;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive bacteria assigned to the phylum
Actinobacteria. This bacteria is catalase and oxidase negative, ferments lactose,
produces the exotoxin Pyolysin O and neuraminidases and is hemolytic. A. pyogenes
is a commensal organism of the mucous membranes of domestic animals and may become
pathogenic in cases of trauma and immunosuppression.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Trueperella pyogenes.;