NCIt definition : A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is motile, produces the type E toxin, can only grow
in the absence of oxygen, produces butyric acid, forms endospores and ferments granulose.
C. butyricum is a causative agent of botulism.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium butyricum.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping