NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Firmicutes. This species is indole negative, ferments cellobiose, glucose, mannose
and maltose but not ribose and does not reduce nitrate. C. oceanicum is considered
non-pathogenic and has been isolated from marine sediments.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium oceanicum.;