NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Bacteroidetes. This species is non-motile, spore forming, oxidase, urease and catalase
negative, indole positive and hydrolyzes esculin. B. faecis was originally isolated
from human feces.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides faecis.;