Gordonia terrae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram positive, coryneform bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is catalase positive, oxidase negative, nonmotile and slightly acid fast. G. terrae is normally found in the soil and infection in humans is rare, occurring mostly in immunosuppressed and immunocompromised patients.

**Synonyms:** - GORDONIA TERRAE - Gordona terrae - Gordona terrae - Rhodococcus terrae - Rhodococcus terrae