Preferred Label : Corynebacterium xerosis;
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, pyrazinamidase positive, reduces nitrate, urease negative,
non-lipophilic, does not hydrolyze esculin or gelatin, and ferments glucose, sucrose
and maltose. C. xerosis is commensal to the nasopharynx and skin in humans and is
known to cause bacteremia, soft tissue infections, endocarditis, pharyngitis, and
pneumonia especially in immunocompromised persons.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Corynebacterium
xerosis.;
Taxon ID : 1724;
Origin ID : C86326;
UMLS CUI : C0315175;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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