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 and urease positive, oxidase and pyrazinamidase negative, non-lipophilic,
reduces nitrate, and does not hydrolyze gelatin. C. pseudotuberculosis is known to
cause caseous lymphadenitis in animals and can be pathogenic in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
pseudotuberculosis.;