NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped, coryneform bacteria assigned to the
phylum Actinobacteria. This species is motile by long peritrichous flagella, catalase
and oxidase positive, produces yellow colonies and hydrolyzes starch. L. aquatica
is an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Leifsonia aquatica.;