Brevundimonas diminuta

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using a singular polar flagellum, oxidase and catalase positive, indole negative, does not reduce nitrates and does not hydrolyze esculin. B. diminuta is found in water and is pathogenic in humans.

**Synonyms:** - BREVUNDIMONAS DIMINUTA - Pseudomonas diminuta - Pseudomonas diminuta