NCIt definition : A species of obligately anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacterium in the phylum
Actinobacteria. This species is non-motile, nonsporulating, produces acid from maltose,
lactose and glucose but not xylose, glycogen, sorbitol or inositol. C. aerofaciens
is part of the intestinal microflora of humans and animals and is not considered to
be pathogenic.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Collinsella aerofaciens.;