NCIt definition : A species of a Gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Bacteroidaceae.
B. xylanisolvens is positive for degradation of xylan but negative for degradation
of starch. It was isolated from human fecal samples.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides xylanisolvens.;