Corynebacterium auris

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic, Gram-positive, coryneform, pleomorphic bacilli assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase negative, pyrazinamidase positive, does not reduce nitrate, negative for urease, ferments glucose, but does not hydrolyze esculin. C. auris is associated with ear infections in the younger population.

**Synonyms:** - CORYNEBACTERIUM AURIS