NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod or cocci shaped bacterium assigned to the
phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is resistant to colistin, hydrolyzes gelatin, does
not hydrolyze esculin, urease negative and produces acid from glucose and maltose.
E. brevis is involved in nosocomial infections, being a causative agent of meningitis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Empedobacter brevis.;