NCIt definition : A genus of aerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes.
This species is non- spore forming, produces hydrogen, and ferments mannose, but not
salicin or cellobiose. E. ventriosum is commensal to the human digestive tract.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Eubacterium ventriosum.;