Corynebacterium genitalium

**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, and not acid fast. Some C. genitalium strains are commensal in the urinary tract while other strains are associated with urinary tract infections.

**Synonyms:** - CORYNEBACTERIUM GENITALIUM