Bacterium
comamonas testosteroni
Subclass of:
Comamonas
Definitions related to comamonas testosteroni:
  • A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase positive, non-fermenting and grows in plates containing testosterone. C. testosteroni is found in soil and water, is used in industry to breakdown industrial by-products, and is rarely found to be pathogenic in humans.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic rods formerly called Pseudomonas testosteroni. It is differentiated from other Comamonas species by its ability to assimilate testosterone and to utilize phenylacetate or maleate as carbon sources.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Comamonas testosteroni.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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