NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile, produces the type F toxin, does not hydrolyze
gelatin, does not produce acid from trehalose, hydrolyzes esculin and reduces nitrate.
C. baratii is an emerging human pathogen and a causative agent of botulism.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium baratii.;