NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium in the
phylum Actinobacteria. This species is catalase positive, urease negative, slightly
beta-hemolytic weekly ferments xylose. D. congolensis is pathogenic, being the causative
agent of Dermatophilosis, also called Mud fever and Rainscald.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Dermatophilus congolensis.;