NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria.
This species is acid fast, nonmotile, catalase negative, requires haemin for growth
and is characterized by exclusively intracellular development. M. haemophilum has
an unknown reservoir and mode of transmission and is known to be pathogenic in immunocompromised
individuals.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycobacterium haemophilum.;