Corynebacterium aurimucosum

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of non-motile, catalase-positive, non-lipophilic, pleomorphic coryneform bacteria in the family Corynebacteriaceae that are aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. The species is positive for utilization of fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose. C. aurimucosum is positive for alkaline phosphatase but negative for acid phosphatase, lipase, alpha- and beta-glucosidase, and alpha- and beta-galactosidase.

**Synonyms:** - CORYNEBACTERIUM AURIMUCOSUM - Corynebacterium nigricans