Oligella ureolytica

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram-negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile using peritrichous flagella (most strains), non-spore forming, noncapsulated, moderately fastidious, oxidase, catalase and urease positive, indole negative, reduces nitrate and nitrite, nonhemolytic, not susceptible to penicillin, and does not produce hydrogen sulfide, pigment or odors, hydrolyze gelatin and ferment or oxidize carbohydrates. O. ureolytica is commensal to the genitourinary, but can become pathogenic during long term catheterization or in immunocompromised individuals.

**Synonyms:** - CDC Group IVE - CDC Group Ive - OLIGELLA UREOLYTICA