Ochrobactrum intermedium

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile with 1 to 3 polar flagella, catalase, cytochrome-c oxidase, and urease positive, indole and gelatinase negative, grows on MacConkey's agar, reduces nitrate, produces hydrogen sulfide, utilizes citrate, glycerol, and maltose, and has broad spectrum antibiotic resistance. O. intermedium is found in soil and is an opportunistic pathogen particularly in immunocompromised individuals or those with nosocomial infections.

**Synonyms:** - OCHROBACTRUM INTERMEDIUM