Preferred Label : Corynebacterium afermentans;
NCIt synonyms : Corynebacterium ANF-1;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, coryneform, pleomorphic
bacilli assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore
forming, catalase positive, oxidase, urease, indole and esculin negative, does not
reduce nitrate, is non-fermenting, non-acid fast, and does not produce hydrogen sulfide;
some subspecies are lipophilic and others non-lipophilic. C. afermentans is commensal,
but can become pathogenic and has been associated with prosthetic valve endocarditis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
afermentans.;
Taxon ID : 38286;
Origin ID : C86307;
UMLS CUI : C0445688;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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