Mycobacterium chelonae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram positive, rods assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is acid fast, oxidase negative, urease and catalase positive, nonmotile and nonsporulating. M. chelonae is a fast growing mycobacterium isolated from environmental, animal and human sources and is often associated with post-operative soft tissue infection.

**Synonyms:** - MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE - Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae - Mycobacterium chelonae subsp. chelonae