Gordonia bronchialis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram positive, coryneform bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is catalase positive, slightly acid fast, nonmotile and contains lipoparabinomannan like lipoglycans in the cell wall. G. bronchialis is an opportunistic pathogen, causing infection at medical device implantation sites and wound sites in surgical patients.

**Synonyms:** - GORDONIA BRONCHIALIS - Gordona bronchialis - Gordona bronchialis - Rhodococcus bronchialis - Rhodococcus bronchialis