Corynebacterium coyleae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of non-motile, catalase-positive, non-lipophilic, pleomorphic coryneform bacteria in the family Corynebacteriaceae. C. coyleae is characterized by slow fermentative acid production from glucose but no acid production from maltose and sucrose and a strongly positive CAMP reaction. The species produces acid from fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose and is urease-positive.

**Synonyms:** - CORYNEBACTERIUM COYLEAE