NCIt related terms : Rhodococcus bronchialis; Gordona bronchialis;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, coryneform bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is catalase positive, slightly acid fast, nonmotile and contains lipoparabinomannan
like lipoglycans in the cell wall. G. bronchialis is an opportunistic pathogen, causing
infection at medical device implantation sites and wound sites in surgical patients.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Gordonia bronchialis.;