NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram negative rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
This bacteria is nonmotile, catalase positive, nonencapsulated, and is nicotinamide
adenine dinucleotide dependent. A. suis is a commensal organism of the oral cavity
and reproductive tract of pigs but may cause abortion, hemorrhage and embolic lesions
in immunocompromised pigs.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Actinobacillus suis.;