NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Firmicutes. This species is variably motile by peritrichous flagella, endosporeforming,
catalase and lipase negative and nearly all strains do not ferment maltose. C. sordelli
is a rare human pathogen, causing toxic shock syndrome most often associated with
gynecological infections in females.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Clostridium sordellii.;