NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Firmicutes. This species is sporeforming, hemolytic, produces exotoxins and is lecithinase,
lipase, indole and urease negative. C. septicum is highly pathogenic; infection is
most commonly associated with paraneoplastic syndrome and it is also a causative agent
of gas gangrene.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium septicum.;