Preferred Label : Corynebacterium auris;
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 negative, pyrazinamidase positive, does not reduce
nitrate, negative for urease, ferments glucose, but does not hydrolyze esculin. C.
auris is associated with ear infections in the younger population.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
auris.;
Taxon ID : 44750;
Origin ID : C86310;
UMLS CUI : C1011636;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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