NCIt definition : A species of helically coiled, obligately anaerobic, non-motile, gram-positive, spore-forming,
rod-shaped bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae. Unlike most clostridia, C. spiroforme
does not produce butyric acid as an end product of glucose fermentation. The species
produces a toxin that is associated with severe diarrhea and enterocolitis in rabbits.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium spiroforme.;