NCIt definition : A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum
Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, has an elliptical shape, ferments glucose
to yield lactic acid, acetic acid and formic acid, does not produce gas from glucose
fermentation, is indole negative, and does not reduce nitrate. A. minutum is found
in the gastrointestinal tract and may act as a probiotic in the gut microflora.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Atopobium minutum.;