NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Fusobacteria.
This species is non-spore forming, indole and glutamine decarboxylase negative, hydrolyzes
esculin, and does not reduce nitrate. F. necrogenes is commensal in the human intestinal
tract, but is rarely associated with human infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Fusobacterium necrogenes.;