NCIt definition : A species of microaerophilic, Gram negative, helical rod shaped bacteria assigned
to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase and catalase positive, motile
by a single polar flagellum and does not hydrolyze hippurate or indoxyl acetate effectively.
H. cinaedi is found in the normal gut flora of hamsters and is an opportunistic pathogen
in immunocompromised patients causing fever, gastroenteritis, bacteremia and recurrent
cellulitis.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Helicobacter cinaedi.;