NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole negative, does
not ferment carbohydrates, reduces nitrate, and hydrolyzes esculin, but not starch.
B. capillosus is commensal and part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora,
but may become pathogenic in other body regions.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides capillosus.;