NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile, sporulating, sacchrolytic, mesophilic, and
produces acetate, butanol, ethanol, acetoin and acetyl methyl carbonil from fermentation.
C. beijerinckii is found in the soil and feces and is an important organism used in
commercial solvent production.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium beijerinckii.;