NCIt definition : A species of obligately aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile by single polar flagellum, alpha glucosidase
and alkaline phosphatase positive, catalase positive, has pink tinted colonies, and
produces acid from galactose, xylose and methanol. M. mesophilicum is an opportunistic
but rare human pathogen and is normally found from environmental sources such as soil
and vegetation.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Methylobacterium
mesophilicum.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping