NCIt definition : A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to
the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole and
catalase negative, does not hydrolyze esculin and is susceptible to penicillin. B.
tectus is found in the oral cavity of cats as well as in cat and dog wounds.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides pyogenes.;