Cellulosimicrobium cellulans

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming catalase positive, oxidase negative, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes starch and gelatin. C. cellulans is normally found in soil and is pathogenic to immunocompromised patients.

**Synonyms:** - Arthrobacter luteus - Arthrobacter luteus - CELLULOSIMICROBIUM CELLULANS - Cellulomonas cellulans - Cellulomonas cellulans - Nocardia cellulans - Oerskovia xanthineolytica - Oerskovia xanthineolytica