Preferred Label : Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum;
NCIt synonyms : Corynebacterium hofmannii;
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, non-lipophilic,
reduces nitrate, urease positive, does not ferment glucose, sucrose, or maltose, and
is reverse CAMP positive. C. pseudodiphtheriticum is commensal in the nasopharynx
and is known to cause lower respiratory infections and endocarditis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
pseudodiphtheriticum.;
Taxon ID : 37637;
Origin ID : C86320;
UMLS CUI : C0315178;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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