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, reduces nitrate, hydrolyzes urea and esculin, is pyrazinamidase
positive, and is negative for the CAMP test. C. kutscheri is commensal in rodent species
and is associated with infections from rat bites.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
kutscheri.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping