NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-hemolytic and cannot reduce sulfate
in the presence of acetate alone. D. piger has mostly been isolated from human clinical
specimens and may be associated with inflammatory bowel disease.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Desulfovibrio piger.;