NCIt definition : A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to
the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, indole and esculin positive,
forms pleomorphic rods in PYG broth, requires vitamin B12 to produce propionate from
succinate, and hemin stimulates growth and produces succinate and acetate. B. eggerthii
is commensal and part of the normal flora of the human gastrointestinal tract, but
may become pathogenic in other body regions.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides eggerthii.;