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, and not acid fast. Some C. genitalium strains are commensal
in the urinary tract while other strains are associated with urinary tract infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
genitalium.;