NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Actinobacteria. This species is nonencapsulated, nonendosporeforming, nonmotile, catalase
positive, oxidase negative and hydrolyzes gelatin. K. sedentarius is rarely part of
the normal flora of the skin and is mostly pathogenic, being the causative agent of
pitted keratolysis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Kytococcus sedentarius.;